Characteristics of Patients With Acute Low Back Pain Presenting to Primary Care in Australia

@article{Henschke2009CharacteristicsOP,
  title={Characteristics of Patients With Acute Low Back Pain Presenting to Primary Care in Australia},
  author={Nicholas Henschke and Christopher G. Maher and Kathryn Margaret Refshauge and Robert D. Herbert and Robert G Cumming and Jane F. Bleasel and John R. York and Anurina Das and James H. McAuley},
  journal={The Clinical Journal of Pain},
  year={2009},
  volume={25},
  pages={5-11}
}
Objectives This study aimed to provide a comprehensive profile of a representative sample of patients with acute low back pain drawn from the primary care setting. A secondary aim was to determine whether patient characteristics are associated with pain intensity or disability at the initial consultation. Methods A total of 1172 consecutive patients with acute low back pain presenting to clinics of primary care practitioners (general practitioners, physiotherapists, and chiropractors) in… 
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