Latent class analysis derived subgroups of low back pain patients - Do they have prognostic capacity?

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Molgaard Nielsen, Anne ^a   Hestbaek, Lise ^a   Vach, Werner ^b,c   Kent, Peter ^a,d   Kongsted, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Classification, prognosis; Low back pain; Prospective studies, Latent class analysis; Subgrouping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; PATIENT CODING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; PROGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT; QUEBEC TASK FORCE CLASSIFICATION; START BACK TOOL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VARIANCE; CLASSIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85027003293     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12891-017-1708-9     Document Type: Article

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