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Negative effects of smoking, workers’ compensation, and litigation on pain/disability scores for spine patients

BACKGROUND: When initiating treatment for patients with spinal disorders, we examined the impact of smoking, workers compensation, and litigation on disability and pain scores. METHODS: With Institutional Review Board approval, the medical records of 13,704 consecutive patients with spinal disorders...

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Autores principales: Prasarn, Mark L., Horodyski, Mary B., Behrend, Caleb, Wright, John, Rechtine, Glenn R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3520074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23248756
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.103870