Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 13-19 , February 2008

Acute non-specific back pain management in the emergency setting: A review of the literature

  • David W. Gullick, RN, Post Grad Dip Rural Crit Care

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: 20 Lagana Drive, Shepparton, Victoria, 3630, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 58314760.

Received 26 July 2007 ,Accepted 15 November 2007.

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PII: S1574-6267(07)00262-5

doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2007.11.002

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 13-19 , February 2008

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