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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Management of Low Back Pain in Primary Health-Care Settings: Physician’s Awareness and Practices Based on Red Flags

Alshaymaa M Arishy1 Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mohammed Salih Mahfouz2 Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3155-6381View further author information
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Husameldin E Khalafalla2 Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Mostafa ME Atteya3 Department of Surgery, King Fahad Central Hospital, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5205-2660View further author information
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Yahya H Khormi4 Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
Pages 1779-1788 | Received 29 May 2022, Accepted 05 Aug 2022, Published online: 25 Aug 2022

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