Acute non-specific back pain management in the emergency setting: A review of the literature

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-19

  Gullick, David W ^a  

^a Emergency Department   (Australia)

Author keywords

Back pain; Emergency department; Review; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949147086     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2007.11.002     Document Type: Review

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