Utilization of lumbosacral spine radiographs for the evaluation of low back pain in the emergency department

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 229-233

  Weiner, Alan L ^a,b   MacKenzie, Richard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Lumbosacral spine; Physical examination; Radiographs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INJURY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONNECTICUT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SACRUM;

EID: 0033106111     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(98)00158-9     Document Type: Article

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