Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 7 , Pages 1300-1304 , July 2008

The Influence of Psychologic Factors on Diskography in Patients With Chronic Axial Low Back Pain

  • Richard Derby, MD

      Affiliations

    • Spinal Diagnostics and Treatment Center, Daly City, CA
    • Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
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  • Sang-Heon Lee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Spinal Diagnostics and Treatment Center, Daly City, CA
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Yung Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Spinal Diagnostics and Treatment Center, Daly City, CA
    • ,
  • Byung-Jo Kim, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Spinal Diagnostics and Treatment Center, Daly City, CA
    • Department of Neurology, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Chang-Hyung Lee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Korea National Training Center, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Young-Ki Hong, MD

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
    • ,
  • Jeong-Eun Lee, PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Kwan-Sik Seo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Kwan-Sik Seo, MD, PhD, Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 28, Yeongundong Jongrogu, Seoul, 110-744, Korea

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PII: S0003-9993(08)00231-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.11.043

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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