A systematic review of the global prevalence of low back pain

Hoy, Damian; Bain, Christopher; Williams, Gail; March, Lyn; Brooks, Peter; Blyth, Fiona; D. Woolf, Anthony; Vos, Theo; Buchbinder, Rachelle

doi:10.1002/art.34347

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A systematic review of the global prevalence of low back pain

Published in Arthritis & Rheumatism • Jan 9, 2012

Authors:

Damian Hoy

Christopher Bain

Gail Williams

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review of the global prevalence of low back pain, and to examine the influence that case definition, prevalence period, and other variables have on prevalence. METHODS: We conducted a new systematic review of the global prevalence of low back pain that included gen...

Subject

Medicine

Low back pain

Prevalence

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