The global burden of low back pain: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study

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Authors

Damian Hoy · University of Queensland

Lyn March · University of Sydney

Peter Brooks · University of Melbourne

Fiona Blyth · University of Sydney

Anthony D. Woolf · Royal Cornwall Hospital

Christopher Bain · QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

Gail Williams ·

Abstract

LBP causes more global disability than any other condition. With the ageing population, there is an urgent need for further research to better understand LBP across different settings.

Topics & Keywords

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volume 73, Issue 6, pp. 968-974

DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204428

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