The Use of a Classification Approach to Identify Subgroups of Patients With Acute Low Back Pain
SpinePublished 1 January 2000
Julie M. Fritz, Steven Z. George
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Reaching a consensus regarding relevant patient subgroups requires data on the reliability and validity of existing classification systems, and further work is required to validate improvement in treatment outcomes using a classification approach.
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Reaching a consensus regarding relevant patient subgroups requires data on the reliability and validity of existing classification systems. Further work is required to validate improvement in treatment outcomes using a classification approach.
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