Reasons for repeated medical visits among patients with chronic back pain

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 289-295

  McPhillips Tangum, Carol A ^a   Cherkin, Daniel C ^b   Rhodes, Lorna A ^c   Markham, Christine ^d  

^a Prudential Ctr for Hlth Care Res   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Chronic pain; Low back pain; Repeated medical visits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MOTIVATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TEXAS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0031746572     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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