The appropriateness of primary care physician referrals for lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): retrospective cross-sectional study.

AIM: Low back pain (LBP) affects a significant proportion of the population. There has been an increase in referrals for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbar spine (LS) for patients with back pain. The aim of this study was to assess the ap…

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