Cost, controversy, crisis: Low back pain and the health of the public

R. A. Deyo; D. Cherkin; D. Conrad; E. Volinn

doi:10.1146/annurev.pu.12.050191.001041

Cost, controversy, crisis: Low back pain and the health of the public

R. A. Deyo, D. Cherkin, D. Conrad, E. Volinn

Family Medicine

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	141-156
Number of pages	16
Journal	Annual Review of Public Health
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.pu.12.050191.001041
State	Published - 1991

Keywords

back surgery
backache
disability
lumbar spine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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10.1146/annurev.pu.12.050191.001041

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Deyo, R. A., Cherkin, D., Conrad, D., & Volinn, E. (1991). Cost, controversy, crisis: Low back pain and the health of the public. Annual Review of Public Health, 12, 141-156. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.pu.12.050191.001041

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