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

E. Dionne, Clermont; M. Dunn, Kate; Croft, Peter; Nachemson, Alf; Buchbinder, Rachelle; F. Walker, Bruce; Wyatt, Mary; David Cassidy, J.; Rossignol, Michel; Leboeuf‐Yde, Charlotte; Hartvigsen, Jan; Leino‐Arjas, Päivi; Latza, Ute; Reis, Shmuel; Teresa Gil del Real, María; M. Kovacs, Francisco; Öberg, Birgitta; Cedraschi, Christine; Bouter, L.M.; W. Koes, Bart; Susan J. Picavet, H.; W. van Tulder, Maurits; Burton, Kim; E. Foster, Nadine; J. Macfarlane, Gary; Thomas, Elaine; Underwood, Martin; Waddell, Gordon; Shekelle, Paul; Volinn, Ernest; Von Korff, Michael

doi:10.1097/brs.0b013e31815e7f94

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

Published in Spine • Jan 1, 2008

Authors:

Clermont E. Dionne

Kate M. Dunn

Peter Croft

Abstract

In Brief Study Design. A modified Delphi study conducted with 28 experts in back pain research from 12 countries. Objective. To identify standardized definitions of low back pain that could be consistently used by investigators in prevalence studies to provide comparable data. Summary of Background ...

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Medicine

Low back pain

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