Routine versus needs-based MRI in patients with prolonged low back pain: A comparison of duration of treatment, number of clinical contacts and referrals to surgery

Chiropractic and Osteopathy

Volumn 18, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Jensen, Rikke K ^a,b   Claus, Manniche ^a,b   Leboeuf Yde, Charlotte ^a,b  

^a Spine Centre of Southern Denmark   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954325199     PISSN: 17461340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-1340-18-19     Document Type: Article

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