A survey of primary care physician practice patterns and adherence to acute low back problem guidelines

Archives of Family Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1015-1021

  Di Iorio, D ^a   Henley, E ^a   Doughty, A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034541640     PISSN: 10633987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfami.9.10.1015     Document Type: Article

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