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Risk factors for chronic low back pain in a sample of suburban Sri Lankan adult males.
International journal of rheumatic diseases - 1 Apr 2013
Karunanayake Aranjan Lionel, Pathmeswaran Arunasalam, Kasturiratne Anuradhini, Wijeyaratne Lalith Sirimevan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chronic low back pain is an important health problem Sri Lankan males. AIM: To determine the association between low back pain and posture, exercise, family history, level of education, level of income, smoking, consumption of alcohol and animal proteins. METHODS: A case control study was carried out among 166 cases (patients with low back pain) and 196 controls (without low back pain). Data was...
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