Primary care physicians’ use of lumbar spine imaging tests

Donald K. Freeborn; Diana Shye; John P. Mullooly; Steve Eraker; Jeffrey Romeo

doi:10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.07122.x

Keywords

MedicineGuidelineLumbar spineMagnetic resonance imagingClinical PracticeLumbarLow back painPrimary careIntervention (counseling)Physical therapyRadiologyFamily medicineSurgeryNursingAlternative medicinePathology

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Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research US

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Year: 1997
Type: article
Volume: 12
Issue: 10
Pages: 619-625
Citations: 78
Access: Closed

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                                    Donald K. Freeborn, 
                                
                                    Diana Shye, 
                                
                                    John P. Mullooly
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1997). 
                            Primary care physicians’ use of lumbar spine imaging tests. 
                            Journal of General Internal Medicine
                            , 12
                            (10)
                            , 619-625.
                            https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.07122.x
                        

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DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.07122.x