What rate of utilization is appropriate in musculoskeletal care?

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 467, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2506-2511

  Lurie, Jon D ^a   Bell, John Erik ^a   Weinstein, Jim ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFERENCE PAPER; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349944701     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-009-0889-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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