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When Is Imaging Appropriate for a Patient With Low Back Pain?

Brian Lancaster, Joshua Goldman, Yuka Kobayashi and Andrew W. Gottschalk
Ochsner Journal September 2020, 20 (3) 248-249; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.20.0077
Brian Lancaster
1Department of Family Medicine, Division of Sports Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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1Department of Family Medicine, Division of Sports Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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Yuka Kobayashi
2Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
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Andrew W. Gottschalk
3Department of Orthopedics, Sports Medicine Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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