The effect of comorbidity on care seeking for back problems in the United States

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 262-270

  Hurwitz, Eric L ^a   Morgenstern, Hal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Back Pain; Comorbidity; Health Care Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; COMORBIDITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0032909084     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(98)00059-3     Document Type: Article

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