Research ArticleOriginal Research
Health Care Utilization and Pain Outcomes Following Early Imaging for Low Back Pain in Older Adults
Adam C. Powell, Teresa L. Rogstad, Sarah W. Elliott, Stephen E. Price, James W. Long, Uday U. Deshmukh, M. Hassan Murad and Mark W. Steffen
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine November 2019, 32 (6) 773-780; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2019.06.190103
Adam C. Powell
From HealthHelp, Houston, TX (ACP, UUD); Humana Inc., Louisville, KY (TLR, SWE, SEP, JWL, MWS); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (MHM)
PhDTeresa L. Rogstad
From HealthHelp, Houston, TX (ACP, UUD); Humana Inc., Louisville, KY (TLR, SWE, SEP, JWL, MWS); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (MHM)
MPHSarah W. Elliott
From HealthHelp, Houston, TX (ACP, UUD); Humana Inc., Louisville, KY (TLR, SWE, SEP, JWL, MWS); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (MHM)
PhDStephen E. Price
From HealthHelp, Houston, TX (ACP, UUD); Humana Inc., Louisville, KY (TLR, SWE, SEP, JWL, MWS); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (MHM)
DPT, MBAJames W. Long
From HealthHelp, Houston, TX (ACP, UUD); Humana Inc., Louisville, KY (TLR, SWE, SEP, JWL, MWS); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (MHM)
BSBAUday U. Deshmukh
From HealthHelp, Houston, TX (ACP, UUD); Humana Inc., Louisville, KY (TLR, SWE, SEP, JWL, MWS); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (MHM)
MD, MPHM. Hassan Murad
From HealthHelp, Houston, TX (ACP, UUD); Humana Inc., Louisville, KY (TLR, SWE, SEP, JWL, MWS); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (MHM)
MD, MPHMark W. Steffen
From HealthHelp, Houston, TX (ACP, UUD); Humana Inc., Louisville, KY (TLR, SWE, SEP, JWL, MWS); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (MHM)
MD, MPHReferences
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Vol. 32, Issue 6
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Health Care Utilization and Pain Outcomes Following Early Imaging for Low Back Pain in Older Adults
Adam C. Powell, Teresa L. Rogstad, Sarah W. Elliott, Stephen E. Price, James W. Long, Uday U. Deshmukh, M. Hassan Murad, Mark W. Steffen
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Nov 2019, 32 (6) 773-780; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.06.190103
Health Care Utilization and Pain Outcomes Following Early Imaging for Low Back Pain in Older Adults
Adam C. Powell, Teresa L. Rogstad, Sarah W. Elliott, Stephen E. Price, James W. Long, Uday U. Deshmukh, M. Hassan Murad, Mark W. Steffen
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Nov 2019, 32 (6) 773-780; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.06.190103
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