Identifying episodes of back pain using medical expenditures panel survey data: Patient experience, use of services, and chronicity

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 562-575

  Smith, Monica ^a  

^a Palmer College of Chiropractic West   (United States)

Author keywords

Back Pain; Cross sectional Studies; Episode of Care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION;

BACK PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPISODE OF CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OFFICE VISITS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049476145     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2010.08.017     Document Type: Article

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