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. 1991 Oct;2(4):713-8.

Epidemiology of low back pain

J D Loeser  1 , E Volinn
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  • PMID: 1840382
Review

Epidemiology of low back pain

J D Loeser et al. 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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