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Physicians’ use of lumbar spine imaging tests

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  1. Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Rockville, Md

    Daniel B. Stryer MD

  2. Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente, N.W. Division, Portland, Ore

    Donald K. Freeborn PhD & Diana Shye PhD

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Stryer, D.B., Freeborn, D.K. & Shye, D. Physicians’ use of lumbar spine imaging tests. J GEN INTERN MED 13, 218–219 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-998-0025-2

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