European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The economic burden of guideline-recommended first line care for acute low back pain.
To report health care costs and the factors associated with such costs in people with acute low back pain receiving guideline-recommended first line care. ⋯ Taking paracetamol as part of first line care for acute low back pain increased the economic burden. Higher disability, longer symptom duration and receiving compensation were independently associated with increased health care costs.