Colorado workers' compensation: medical vs chiropractic costs for the treatment of low back pain
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The Costs and Outcomes of Chiropractic and Physician Care for Workers’ Compensation Back Claims
This article analyzes differences in costs, patterns of care, and returns to work between workers treated by either a chiropractor or a physician for an episode of back pain. The article extends prior research by adding controls for unobserved heterogeneity to the models and by using data on health care payments rather than charges. The results imply that chiropractors and physicians are equall...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1556-3707
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcm.2008.06.002