Rapidity and modality of imaging for acute low back pain in elderly patients

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 972-981

  Pham, Hoangmai H ^a   Landon, Bruce E ^b   Reschovsky, James D ^a   Wu, Beny ^c   Schrag, Deborah ^d  

^a CENTER FOR STUDYING HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SOCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66349089083     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.78     Document Type: Article

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