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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 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)
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Teresa L. Rogstad
From HealthHelp, Houston, TX (ACP, UUD); Humana Inc., Louisville, KY (TLR, SWE, SEP, JWL, MWS); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (MHM)
MPH
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Sarah W. Elliott
From HealthHelp, Houston, TX (ACP, UUD); Humana Inc., Louisville, KY (TLR, SWE, SEP, JWL, MWS); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (MHM)
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Stephen E. Price
From HealthHelp, Houston, TX (ACP, UUD); Humana Inc., Louisville, KY (TLR, SWE, SEP, JWL, MWS); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (MHM)
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James W. Long
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Uday U. Deshmukh
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M. Hassan Murad
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Mark W. Steffen
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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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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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