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A Stratified Approach for Managing Patients With Low Back Pain in Primary Care (SPLIT Program): A Before-and-After Study

Luís Antunes Gomes, Rita Fernandes, Carmen Caeiro, Ana Rita Henriques, Rute Dinis de Sousa, Jaime C. Branco, Fernando Pimentel-Santos, Rubina Moniz, Lilia Vicente, Helena Canhão, Ana Maria Rodrigues and Eduardo Brazete Cruz
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2024, 22 (3) 195-202; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.3104
Luís Antunes Gomes
1Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
2EpiDoC Unit, NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
3Departamento de Fisioterapia, Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Setubal, Portugal
MSc
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Rita Fernandes
1Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
3Departamento de Fisioterapia, Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Setubal, Portugal
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Carmen Caeiro
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Ana Rita Henriques
1Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
2EpiDoC Unit, NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Rute Dinis de Sousa
1Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
2EpiDoC Unit, NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Jaime C. Branco
1Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
2EpiDoC Unit, NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
4Serviço de Reumatologia do Hospital Egas Moniz - Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental (CHLO-EPE), Lisbon, Portugal
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Fernando Pimentel-Santos
1Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
4Serviço de Reumatologia do Hospital Egas Moniz - Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental (CHLO-EPE), Lisbon, Portugal
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Rubina Moniz
3Departamento de Fisioterapia, Escola Superior de Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Setubal, Portugal
5Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde da Arrábida - Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (ACeS Arrábida – ARSLVT), Setúbal, Portugal
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Lilia Vicente
5Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde da Arrábida - Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (ACeS Arrábida – ARSLVT), Setúbal, Portugal
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Helena Canhão
1Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
2EpiDoC Unit, NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
6Unidade de Reumatologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central - Hospital Santo António dos Capuchos (CHULC-EPE), Lisbon, Portugal
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Ana Maria Rodrigues
1Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
2EpiDoC Unit, NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
7Unidade de Reumatologia, Hospital dos Lusíadas, Lisbon, Portugal
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Eduardo Brazete Cruz
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Luís Antunes Gomes, Rita Fernandes, Carmen Caeiro, Ana Rita Henriques, Rute Dinis de Sousa, Jaime C. Branco, Fernando Pimentel-Santos, Rubina Moniz, Lilia Vicente, Helena Canhão, Ana Maria Rodrigues, Eduardo Brazete Cruz
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