Evidence for Policy Making: Clinical Appropriateness Study of Lumbar Spine MRI Prescriptions Using RAND Appropriateness Method

• Main Authors: Hossein Yousefi Manesh (Author), Ali Akbari Sari (Author), Ali Keshtkaran (Author), Atefeh Esfandiari (Author), Rahim Ostovar (Author), Hedayat Salari (Author), Amir Rakhshan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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MRI is a new and expensive diagnostic technology, which has been used increasingly all over the world. Low back pain is a worldwide prevalent disorder and MRI technique is one of the several ways to diagnose it. This paper aims to identify the appropriateness of lumbar spine MRI prescriptions in Shi...