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Editorial
. 2023 Apr 19:381:791.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.p791.

Early surgery for sciatica

Annina B Schmid  1 , Lucy Dove  2 , Lucy Ridgway  2 , Christine Price  2
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Editorial

Early surgery for sciatica

Annina B Schmid et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Does new evidence challenge a stepped care approach for all patients?

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The BMJ has judged that there are no disqualifying financial ties to commercial companies. The authors declare the following other interests: none. Further details of The BMJ policy on financial interests is here: https://www.bmj.com/sites/default/files/attachments/resources/2016/03/16-current-bmj-education-coi-form.pdf.

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