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LBP

People (N=555) with information on low back pain as a function of time

Reference:

Influence of postal distribution of the Royal College of Radiologists' guidelines, together with feedback on radiological referral rates, on X-ray referrals from general practice: a randomized controlled trial. Kerry S, Oakeshott P, Dundas D, Williams J. Fam Pract. 2000 Feb; 17(1): 46-52.

Description:

Assess the effect on early x-rays for low back pain

Data dictionary:

Each row contains the following 4 variables for each person.

Name	Interpretation	Data type	Permitted Values
age	Age in years	Numeric
sex		Character
time	Duration of pain	Numeric	1 = "Less than 1 week"; 2 = "1 week to < 4 weeks"; 3 = "4 weeks to < 8 weeks"; 4 = "8 weeks to < 6 months"; 5 = "6 months and over"
pain	Level of self reported pain	Numeric	1 = "No pain at all"; 2 = "Little pain"; 3 = "Moderate pain"; 4 = "Quite bad pain"; 5 = "Very bad pain"; 6 = "Almost unbearable"