Effect of UK national guidelines on services to treat patients with acute low back pain: Follow up questionnaire survey

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7188, 1999, Pages 919-920

  Barnett, A G ^a   Underwood, M R ^a   Vickers, M R ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033518989     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7188.919     Document Type: Article

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