Rates, costs and determinants of lumbar spine imaging in population-based women born in 1973-1978: Data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health.

Rates, costs and determinants of lumbar spine imaging in population-based women born in 1973-1978: Data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health.

<h4>Objective</h4>There are concerns that lumbar spine imaging represents low value care. Our aim was to examine the use of lumbar spine imaging [radiography, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)] over 20 years, and costs and person-level characteristics of imaging...

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Main Authors: Yuanyuan Wang, Sultana Monira Hussain, Anita E Wluka, Yuan Z Lim, Donna M Urquhart, Gita D Mishra, Helena Teede, Jenny Doust, Wendy J Brown, Flavia M Cicuttini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243282

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