Surgical treatment of patients with back problems covered by workers compensation versus those with other sources of payment

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 2255-2259

  Taylor, Victoria M ^a,b   Deyo, Richard A ^a,c   Ciol, Marcia ^a   Kreuter, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

low back pain; surgical management; workers' compensation coverage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REOPERATION; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION; WASHINGTON; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 0029845313     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199610010-00014     Document Type: Article

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