On the definitions and physiology of back pain, referred pain, and radicular pain
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- Authors
- Bogduk, N.
- Affiliations
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Bogduk, Nikolai
- ORCID
- Bogduk, Nikolai
- Venue
- Pain
- Published
- 2009-12
- Volume
- 147
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 17-19
- ISSN
- 0304-3959 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2067381900
- Cited by
- 344
- References
- 27
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- FWCI
- 8.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Pain (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Keywords
- back pain, referred pain, radicular pain, definitions, pathophysiology, sciatica
- MeSH terms
- Back Pain, Humans, Radiculopathy, Referred Pain
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