Low Back Pain in Primary Care: A Description of 1250 Patients with Low Back Pain in Danish General and Chiropractic Practice

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Distribution of the categorical variables for LBP-patients in chiropractic practice (CP) and general practice (GP), respectively. The variables are duration of the present episode, number of previous episodes, days with sick leave in the previous month, risk of chronicity as categorized by the STarT back screening tool, and smoking status. Percent with 95% confidence intervals. values represent significance levels for the differences between the two populations and are based on Pearson’s chi-square test.

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