Latent class analysis derived subgroups of low back pain patients – do they have prognostic capacity?

Latent class analysis derived subgroups of low back pain patients – do they have prognostic capacity?

Abstract Background Heterogeneity in patients with low back pain is well recognised and different approaches to subgrouping have been proposed. One statistical technique that is increasingly being used is Latent Class Analysis as it performs subgrouping based on pattern recognition with high accurac...

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Main Authors: Anne Molgaard Nielsen, Lise Hestbaek, Werner Vach, Peter Kent, Alice Kongsted
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Low back pain
Subgrouping
Classification, prognosis
Prospective studies, Latent class analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-017-1708-9

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