Use of lumbar radiographs for the early diagnosis of low back pain: Proposed guidelines would increase utilization

JAMA

Volumn 277, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 1782-1786

  Suarez Almazor, Maria E ^a   Belseck, Elaine ^a   Russell, Anthony S ^b   Mackel, John V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030947510     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.277.22.1782     Document Type: Article

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