Hi Michael,
This may be of some help. It is a good resource for an
overview of the topic on back pain and clinical guidelines
in various countries (in particular USA, UK and NZ).
Waddell, Gordon (1998). The Back Pain Revolution, Churchill
Livingstone, London. ISBN: 0443060398
Yours
Chee Wee, Tan
King's College, London.
On Mon, 19 Apr 1999 14:18:00 Michael Carter
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> I recall reading a statistic recently about how
> much faster the prevalence of back pain was growing
> in comparison to population growth. (e.g. 5%?? faster
> than the population growth rate).
>
> I am writing a paper and need to mention some statistics
> about prevalence and more particularly, the growth
> rate of the prevalence in various countries (eg USA,
> UK, Australia; but any nation's stats would help.)
>
> If anyone could give me some referenced statistics
> or point me in the direction of where I might be able to
> find some, I'd really appreciate it.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Michael Carter
>
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