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Key articles
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management. Dec 2020 [internet publication].Full text
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: low back pain. 2021 [internet publication].Full text Abstract
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: acute spinal trauma. 2024 [internet publication].Full text
American College of Radiology. ACR appropriateness criteria: inflammatory back pain: known or suspected axial spondyloarthritis. 2021 [internet publication].Full text Abstract
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