Chou, Roger http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9889-8610
Côté, Pierre http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7227-6485
Randhawa, Kristi http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6563-7203
Torres, Paola
Yu, Hainan http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7734-0674
Nordin, Margareta http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0356-8665
Hurwitz, Eric L. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3641-0784
Haldeman, Scott http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8688-9562
Cedraschi, Christine http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3743-5644
Funding for this research was provided by:
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Article History
Received: 10 July 2017
Accepted: 16 December 2017
First Online: 19 February 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
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: RC declares funding from AHRQ to conduct systematic reviews on treatments for low back pain within last 2 years. Honoraria for speaking at numerous meetings of professional societies and non-profit groups on topics related to low back pain (no industry sponsored talks). PC is funded by a Canada Research Chair in Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, and declares funding to UOIT from Skoll Foundation, NCMIC Foundation through World Spine Care. Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canada. Research Chair Ontario Ministry of Finance. Financial Services Commission of Ontario. Ontario Trillium Foundation, ELIB Mitac. Fond de Recherche and Sante du Quebec. KR declares funding to UOIT from Skoll Foundation, NCMIC Foundation through World Spine Care. PT declares no COI. HY declares funding to UOIT from Skoll Foundation, NCMIC Foundation through World Spine Care. MN declares funding from Skoll Foundation and NCMIC Foundation through World Spine Care;. Co-Chair, World Spine Care Research Committee. Palladian Health, Clinical Policy Advisory Board member. Book Royalties Wolters Kluwer and Springer. Honoraria for speaking at research method courses. EH declares he is a consultant for: RAND Corporation; EBSCO Information Services; Southern California University of Health Sciences; Western University of Health Sciences. Data and Safety Monitoring Committee Chair, Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research. Research Committee Co-chair, World Spine Care. SH declares funding to UOIT from Skoll Foundation, NCMIC Foundation through World Spine Care. Clinical Policy Advisory Board and stock holder, Palladian Health. Advisory Board, SpineHealth.com. Book Royalties, McGraw Hill. Travel expense reimbursement—CMCC Board. CC declares no COI.