Frequent back pain and subsequent mortality among older community-dwelling white women in the study of osteoporotic fractures (SOF)
INTRODUCTION: While the impact of back pain on morbidity in older adults is well-understood, the influence of back pain on mortality is unclear. Back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, and disability is associated with elevated risk of mortality. Thus, we hypothesized that older wome...
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2018
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2144/27815 |