Clinical guidelines versus clinical practice in the management of low back pain

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-13

  Armstrong, Mary P ^a,b   McDonough, S ^a   Baxter, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RECORD; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN IRELAND; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037266567     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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