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ReviewMalaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia2021

Algorithm for the referral of patients with inflammatory back pain from primary care in Malaysia.

Ing Soo Lau, Suk Chyn Gun, Swan Sim Yeap, Mollyza Mohd Zain, Habibah Mohd Yusoof, Sockalingam Sargunan, Fariz Yahya

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Review in Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 47% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ing Soo LauHospital Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia, Email: benjhn@hotmail.com; lauis@gmail.com.
Suk Chyn GunHospital Tuanku Ja'afar, Seremban, Malaysia.
Swan Sim YeapSubang Jaya Medical Centre, Selangor, Malaysia.
Mollyza Mohd ZainHospital Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Habibah Mohd YusoofHospital Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Sockalingam SargunanUniversity Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Fariz YahyaUniversity Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
University Malaya Medical Centre · MYHospital Selayang · MYSubang Jaya Medical Centre · MY

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic low back pain, defined as back pain lasting for more than three months, can be divided into mechanical or inflammatory back pain (IBP). IBP typically starts in patients below the age of 40, is improved with activity and worsens with rest. IBP is strongly associated with axial spondyloarthritis. Early recognition of IBP among primary care physicians is essential for timely diagnosis and intervention to ensure the best outcomes for patients with axial spondyloarthritis. This paper describes the Malaysian Society of Rheumatology's recently developed Inflammatory Back Pain Referral Algorithm for primary care physicians, which aims to facilitate the early identification and referral of IBP patients to rheumatologists.

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3R algorithmaxial spondyloarthritisInflammatory back painprimary carereferral

Identifiers

PMID34386157
PMCPMC8346753
OpenAlexW3192145574

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