Introducing Australia's clinical care standard for low back pain

Affiliations

¹ Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
² Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT.
³ School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC.
⁴ Department of Chiropractic, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW.
⁵ School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC.
⁶ College of Emergency Nursing Australasia, Melbourne, VIC.
⁷ Pain Management Research Institute, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
⁸ School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA.
⁹ Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.
¹⁰ School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD.
¹¹ Arana Hills Medical Centre, Brisbane, QLD.
¹² Metro North Health, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD.
¹³ Metro South Health, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD.
¹⁴ Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Sydney, NSW.

Editorial

Christopher G Maher et al. Med J Aust. 2023.

. 2023 May 1;218(8):354-356.

doi: 10.5694/mja2.51915.

¹ Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
² Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT.
³ School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC.
⁴ Department of Chiropractic, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW.
⁵ School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC.
⁶ College of Emergency Nursing Australasia, Melbourne, VIC.
⁷ Pain Management Research Institute, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
⁸ School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA.
⁹ Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.
¹⁰ School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD.
¹¹ Arana Hills Medical Centre, Brisbane, QLD.
¹² Metro North Health, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, QLD.
¹³ Metro South Health, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD.
¹⁴ Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Sydney, NSW.

No abstract available

Keywords: Back pain; Guidelines as topic.

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