The effects of a media campaign on beliefs and utilization of imaging examinations in Norwegian patients with low back pain

Norsk Epidemiologi

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-78

  Werner, Erik L ^a   Gross, Douglas P ^b  

^a Research Unit for General Practice   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NORWAY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 68349110520     PISSN: 08032491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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