Risk Factors and Disability Associated with Low Back Pain in Older Adults in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Results from the WHO Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE).
<h4>Background</h4>Back pain is a common disabling chronic condition that burdens individuals, families and societies. Epidemiological evidence, mainly from high-income countries, shows positive association between back pain prevalence and older age. There is an urgent need for accurate...
Main Authors: | Jennifer Stewart Williams, Nawi Ng, Karl Peltzer, Alfred Yawson, Richard Biritwum, Tamara Maximova, Fan Wu, Perianayagam Arokiasamy, Paul Kowal, Somnath Chatterji |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127880 |
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