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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2009; 15(20): 2449-2455
Published online May 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2449
Table 3 Calin’s criteria for the clinical diagnosis of inflammatory back pain[5]
Onset before age 45 yr
Insidious onset
Improvement with exercise
Morning stiffness
Persistence (at least 3 mo)
Coexistence of 4 out of 5 criteria allows the definition of inflammatory back pain