Review
Epidemiology of low back pain
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Review
Epidemiology of low back pain
Neurosurg Clin N Am.
1991 Oct.
Abstract
The science of epidemiology is difficult to apply to the problem of low back pain. This article discusses the problems associated with the study of low back pain, population surveys, risk factors for low back pain, and disability because of low back pain.
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