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. 2010 Jan 20;2010(1):CD006094. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006094.pub2
Study Intervention Outcome Mean pre
(SD)
Mean post (SD) Mean post minus mean pre Relative % change pre to post SMD pre to post mean change in level 
 (P value) mean change in slope 
 (P value)
Baker 1987 Reminder Lumbosacral radiographs ordered 111.1 (20.4) 64.9 (10.1) 46.2 41.6 2.26 ‐4.3 (p=0.001) ‐1.7 (p=0.251)
Hollingworth 2002 Ed mat Lumbosacral radiographs ordered 1133.0 (50.0) 1208.7 (111.5) ‐75.7 ‐6.7 ‐1.51 ‐121.5 (p=0.167) 6.8 (p=0.776)
Jackson 2005 Ed mat Lumbosacral radiographs ordered 15.7 (5.9) 18.4 (2.7) ‐2.7 ‐17.5 ‐0.47 8.7 (p=0.181) 4.9 (p=0.1)
Matowe 2002 Ed mat Total x‐ray examinations* 2463.8 2420 43.8 1.8 N/A NS NS