Can guidelines impact the ordering of magnetic resonance imaging studies by primary care providers for low back pain?

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-35

  Rao, Jaya K ^a   Kroenke, Kurt ^a   Mihaliak, Kimberly A ^a   Eckert, George J ^a   Weinberger, Morris ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; SYMPTOM;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INDIANA; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 0036165936     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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