Counting the costs: Case management implications of spinal cord stimulation treatment for failed back surgery syndrome

Professional Case Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-36

  Mekhail, Nagy ^a   Wentzel, Donald L ^b,c   Freeman, Robert ^d,e   Quadri, Hafsa ^f  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d University of California ^*  (United States)

^e TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^f Aequitas Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

CASE MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TEXAS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 78650897934     PISSN: 15297764     EISSN: 15390675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCM.0b013e3181e9263c     Document Type: Article

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