A systematic review of the global prevalence of low back pain
Arthritis & Rheumatism2012Vol. 64(6), pp. 2028–2037
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Damian Hoy, Christopher Bain, Gail Williams, Lyn March, Peter Brooks, Fiona Blyth, Anthony D. Woolf, Theo Vos, Rachelle Buchbinder
Abstract
As the population ages, the global number of individuals with low back pain is likely to increase substantially over the coming decades. Investigators are encouraged to adopt recent recommendations for a standard definition of low back pain and to consult a recently developed tool for assessing the risk of bias of prevalence studies.
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