Low back pain: An economic assessment in the United States

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-5

  Pai, Seema ^a,c,d   Sundaram, Lakshmi J ^b,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Voxiva Inc   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; BED REST; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOGENIC PAIN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORK; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0742267990     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-5898(03)00101-9     Document Type: Review

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