Prospective cohort study: Serious pathology in people presenting to primary care with acute low back pain is rare (0.9%), but high false-positive rates for some 'red flags' may limit their diagnostic value
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- DOI: 10.1136/ebm1040
Prospective cohort study: Serious pathology in people presenting to primary care with acute low back pain is rare (0.9%), but high false-positive rates for some 'red flags' may limit their diagnostic value
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Prevalence of and screening for serious spinal pathology in patients presenting to primary care settings with acute low back pain.Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Oct;60(10):3072-80. doi: 10.1002/art.24853. Arthritis Rheum. 2009. PMID: 19790051
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