Lumbar spine X-rays for back pain: Still justified as a screening examination in South Africa
Standard teaching in the imaging approach to patients with back pain is that plain X-ray should only be obtained after 3 months of conservative treatment and thorough clinical examination and appropriate laboratory investigations. This approach, while appropriate in first-world countries, may lead t...
Main Author: | A. T. Scher |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2003-08-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Radiology |
Online Access: | https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr/article/view/1390 |
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