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Review
. 2017 Nov 13;189(45):E1386-E1395.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.170527.

Diagnosis and management of low-back pain in primary care

Adrian Traeger  1 , Rachelle Buchbinder  2 , Ian Harris  2 , Chris Maher  2
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Review

Diagnosis and management of low-back pain in primary care

Adrian Traeger et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1:
Diagnosis and management of low-back pain according to current clinical practice guidelines from the United Kingdom and United States., NSAID = nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
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Comment in

  • Time to change pain paradigms.
    Arthur FE. Arthur FE. CMAJ. 2018 Feb 20;190(7):E200. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.733579. CMAJ. 2018. PMID: 29565022 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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