The prevalence of low back pain in the emergency department: a descriptive study set in the Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

The prevalence of low back pain in the emergency department: a descriptive study set in the Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Abstract Background While low back pain is a common presenting complaint in the emergency department, current estimates from Canada are limited. Furthermore, existing estimates do not clearly define low back pain. As such, our main objective was to estimate prevalence rates of low back pain in a lar...

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Main Authors: Jordan Edwards, Jill Hayden, Mark Asbridge, Kirk Magee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Low back pain
Emergency setting
Prevalence estimate
Policy decision maker
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-018-2237-x

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