Chronic low back pain is associated with reduced vertebral bone mineral measures in community-dwelling adults

Background: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) experienced in middle-age may have important implications for vertebral bone health, although this issue has not been investigated as a primary aim previously. This study investigated the associations between CLBP and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)-de...

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Main Authors: Briggs, Andrew, Straker, Leon, Burnett, A., Wark, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Biomed Central Ltd 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/23579