Patterns of care for people presenting to Australian general practice with musculoskeletal complaints based on routinely collected data: protocol for an observational cohort study using the Population Level Analysis and Reporting (POLAR) database

• Rachelle Buchbinder,
• Christopher Pearce,
• Danielle Mazza,
• Alexandra Gorelik,
• Romi Haas,
• Ljoudmila Busija,
• Denise A O'Connor

Affiliations

Rachelle Buchbinder

Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Christopher Pearce

Outcome Health, Blackburn, Victoria, Australia

Danielle Mazza

Department of General Practice, Monash University, Notting Hill, Victoria, Australia

Alexandra Gorelik

Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Romi Haas

Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ljoudmila Busija

Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Denise A O'Connor

Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia