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PubMed · 2002 · 36 citations · 20 references
Orders for MRI did not decrease after education on the guidelines. Limiting MRI orders to only "appropriate" patients would not have changed the observed results.
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Abnormal magnetic-resonance scans of the cervical spine in asymptomatic subjects. A prospective investigation.
Scott D. Boden, P R McCowin, D O Davis et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 1990 · 2.5K citations
Prospective Investigation, Lumbosacral Radiculopathy, Degenerative Spine +14
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Lumbar Spine in People without Back Pain
Maureen C. Jensen, Michael Brant‐Zawadzki, Nancy A. Obuchowski et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1994 · 2.4K citations · Full text
An Overview of the Incidences and Costs of Low Back Pain
John W. Frymoyer, William L. Cats‐Baril · Orthopedic Clinics of North America · 1991 · 919 citations
Pain Therapy, Lumbosacral Radiculopathy, Health Sciences +9
The Effect on Test Ordering of Informing Physicians of the Charges for Outpatient Diagnostic Tests
William M. Tierney, Michael E. Miller, Clement J. McDonald · New England Journal of Medicine · 1990 · 414 citations · Full text
The Cascade Effect in the Clinical Care of Patients
James W. Mold, Howard F. Stein · New England Journal of Medicine · 1986 · 337 citations
Nursing, Initiating Factor, Translational Medicine +13