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Are general practitioners referring patients with low back pain for CTs appropriately according to the guidelines: a retrospective review of 3609 medical records in Newfoundland using routinely collected data

BACKGROUND: CT Imaging is often requested for patients with low back pain (LBP) by their general practitioners. It is currently unknown what reasons are common for these referrals and if CT images are ordered according to guidelines in one province in Canada, which has high rates of CT imaging. The...

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Autores principales: Logan, Gabrielle S., Dawe, Russell Eric, Aubrey-Bassler, Kris, Coombs, Danielle, Parfrey, Patrick, Maher, Chris, Etchegary, Holly, Hall, Amanda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7677768/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33208086
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01308-5