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Effect on healthcare utilization and costs of spinal manual therapy for acute low back pain in routine care: A propensity score matched cohort study

Spinal manual therapy (SMT) is a popular treatment option for low back pain (LBP). The aim of our analysis was to evaluate the effects of manual therapy delivered by general practitioners and ambulatory orthopedic surgeons in routine care on follow up consultations, sick leave, health service utiliz...

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Autores principales: Walker, Jochen, Mertens, Ulf Kai, Schmidt, Carsten Oliver, Chenot, Jean-François
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5432069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28505161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0177255