Increased expenditures for other health conditions after an incident of low back pain

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 769-777

  Nimgade, Ashok ^a   Mcneely, Eileen ^a   Milton, Donald ^a   Celona, Joseph ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Fallon Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health; Depression; Health expenditure; Healthcare utilization; Low back pain (LBP); Mental comorbidity; Spillover

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77951666050     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181c06a89     Document Type: Article

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