title: Chronic low back pain disability a modern-day epidemic (doctoral research proposal).
authors.affiliation: John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences and Epidemiology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Hirokawa
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D006254:Hawaii / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012107:Research Design