The association of complementary and alternative medicine use and health care expenditures for back and neck problems

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1029-1036

  Martin, Brook I ^a   Gerkovich, Mary M ^b   Deyo, Richard A ^c,g   Sherman, Karen J ^d   Cherkin, Daniel C ^d   Lind, Bonnie K ^e   Goertz, Christine M ^f   Lafferty, William E ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^e ST LUKE'S HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^f PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United States)

^g CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

back and neck pain; complementary and alternative medicine; expenditures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOMEOPATHY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LAWTON INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; SCOLIOSIS; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 12; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPINE DISEASE; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPRAIN; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGE FACTORS; BACK PAIN; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84870063172     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e318269e0b2     Document Type: Article

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