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Do Acupuncture Services Reduce Subsequent Utilization of Opioids and Surgical Interventions Compared to Noninvasive Therapies among Patients with Pain Conditions?

OBJECTIVE: To compare prescribed opioid use and invasive surgical interventions between patients using acupuncture and those using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)/physical therapy (PT). DESIGN: Retrospective observational study of administrative claims. SETTING: Large commercial insur...

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Autores principales: Pham, Timothy, Ma, Qinli, Agiro, Abiy, Bukowiec, Julie, Flannery, Terry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8633741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34129042
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnab187