Low back pain and health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults

European Spine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 2822-2832

  Cedraschi, C ^a   Luthy, C ^a   Allaz, A F ^a   Herrmann, F R ^a   Ludwig, C ^b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Community dwelling; Health related quality of life; Low back pain; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; AGE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84960090041     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-016-4483-7     Document Type: Article

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