Cost-effectiveness of lumbar discectomy for the treatment of herniated intervertebral disc

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1048-1055

  Malter, A D ^a   Larson, E B ^a   Urban, N ^a   Deyo, R A ^a   Clark, R E ^a  

^a Back Pain Outcome Assessment Team   (United States)

Author keywords

cost benefit analysis; cost of illness; decision support techniques; intervertebral disc displacement; low back; lumbar vertebrae; pain; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029919304     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199605010-00011     Document Type: Article

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