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. 1997 Aug;47(421):501–502.

Availability of services to treat patients with acute low back pain.

M R Underwood 1, M R Vickers 1, A G Barnett 1
PMCID: PMC1313080  PMID: 9302790

Abstract

Guidelines for the management of acute low back pain were published in 1994. This national survey, conducted soon after, showed that the availability of services for general practitioners (GPs) to treat acute back pain fell short of the guideline recommendations. A repeat survey will be performed to measure the impact of guideline publication and dissemination.

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