Management of low back pain in Australian emergency departments

Giovanni E Ferreira; Gustavo C Machado; Christina Abdel Shaheed; Chung-Wei Christine Lin; Chris Needs; James Edwards; Rochelle Facer; Eileen Rogan; Bethan Richards; Christopher G Maher

doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2019-009383

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Management of low back pain in Australian emergency departments

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Giovanni E Ferreira Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gustavo C Machado Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christina Abdel Shaheed Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Chung-Wei Christine Lin Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Chris Needs Rheumatology Department, Institute of Rheumatology and Orthopaedics, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
James Edwards Emergency Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rochelle Facer Emergency Department, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Eileen Rogan Emergency Department, Canterbury Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bethan Richards Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Rheumatology Department, Institute of Rheumatology and Orthopaedics, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christopher G Maher Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Giovanni E Ferreira, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia; giovanni.ferreira{at}sydney.edu.au

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Ferreira GE, Machado GC, Abdel Shaheed C, et al

Management of low back pain in Australian emergency departments

BMJ Quality & Safety 2019;28:826-834.

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Received January 24, 2019
Revised April 26, 2019
Accepted May 16, 2019
First published June 4, 2019.

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September 19, 2019

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