Implementation of the Dutch Low Back Pain Guideline for General Practitioners
SpinePublished 1 March 2005
Arno J Engers, Michel Wensing, Maurits W. van Tulder, Arno Timmermans, R.A.B. Oostendorp, Bart W. Koes
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The multifaceted intervention strategy modestly improved implementation (for parts of the recommendations in) the Dutch low back pain guideline by general practitioners and produced small concomitant changes in patient management.
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The multifaceted intervention strategy modestly improved implementation (for parts of the recommendations in) the Dutch low back pain guideline by general practitioners and produced small concomitant changes in patient management. The implementation strategy produced fewer referrals to therapists during follow-up consultations.
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