Hospital admission and associated factors among individuals presenting to healthcare facilities for low back pain in Ethiopia.

Getahun Kebede Beyera Jane A O'Brien Steven J Campbell

Published in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2020)

The burden on the individuals and the Ethiopian healthcare system as a result of LBP is evident by the rate of hospital admissions. Further evidence on LBP case referral procedures is needed to allow health policy makers to develop appropriate management strategies capable of dealing with the increasing epidemiology of LBP.

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