A Consensus Approach Toward the Standardization of Back Pain Definitions for Use in Prevalence Studies

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Authors

Clermont E. Dionne · Université Laval

Kate M. Dunn · Keele University

Peter Croft · Keele University

Alf Nachemson

Rachelle Buchbinder · The Alfred Hospital

Bruce F. Walker · Murdoch University

Mary Wyatt · The Alfred Hospital

Abstract

These definitions provide standards that may improve future comparisons of low back pain prevalence figures by person, place and time characteristics, and offer opportunities for statistical summaries.

Topics & Keywords

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Delphi Technique in Research Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: Spine

Volume 33, Issue 1, pp. 95-103

DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31815e7f94

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