Comparing the STarT back screening tool's subgroup allocation of individual patients with that of independent clinical experts

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 783-787

  Hill, Jonathan C ^a   Vohora, Kanchan ^a   Dunn, Kate M ^a   Main, Chris J ^a   Hay, Elaine M ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

clinical decision making; low back pain; primary care; subgroups

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; START BACK SCREENING TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 77958512023     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181f18aac     Document Type: Article

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