TY - JOUR T1 - Availability of services to treat patients with acute low back pain. JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 501 LP - 502 VL - 47 IS - 421 AU - M R Underwood AU - M R Vickers AU - A G Barnett Y1 - 1997/08/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/47/421/501.abstract N2 - Guidelines for the management of acute low back pain were published in 1994. This national survey, conducted soon after, showed that the availability of services for general practitioners (GPs) to treat acute back pain fell short of the guideline recommendations. A repeat survey will be performed to measure the impact of guideline publication and dissemination. ER -