Primary care referral of patients with low back pain to physical therapy: Impact on future health care utilization and costs

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 25, 2012, Pages 2114-2121

  Fritz, Julie M ^a,e   Childs, John D ^b   Wainner, Robert S ^c   Flynn, Timothy W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services research; Physical therapy; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COST SAVINGS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG COSTS; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; OFFICE VISITS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870867664     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31825d32f5     Document Type: Article

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