The relation of race to outcomes and the use of health care services for acute low back pain

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 390-394

  Carey, Timothy S ^a,b   Garrett, Joanne Mills ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Health disparities

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEGRO; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF-EXAMINATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037442909     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200302150-00016     Document Type: Article

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