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Physician office visits for low back pain. Frequency, clinical evaluation, and treatment patterns from a U.S. national survey by Hart, L G, Deyo, R A, Cherkin, D C

“…This study is an analysis of national survey data from 5 sample years. The authors characterized the frequency of office visits for low back pain, the content…”
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A Comparison of Physical Therapy, Chiropractic Manipulation, and Provision of an Educational Booklet for the Treatment of Patients with Low Back Pain by Cherkin, Daniel C, Deyo, Richard A, Battié, Michele, Street, Janet, Barlow, William

“…Back pain is a major health problem because of its high prevalence 1 , 2 and costs in terms of health care expenditures 3 – 5 and lost productivity. 6 Although…”
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Predicting poor outcomes for back pain seen in primary care using patients' own criteria by CHERKIN, D. C, DEYO, T. R. A, STREET, J. H, BARLOW, W

“…A prospective cohort study of patients seen in primary care for low back pain. A new measure of back pain outcomes is used to describe the status of back…”
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Adapting a clinical comorbidity index for use with ICD-9-CM administrative databases by Deyo, R A, Cherkin, D C, Ciol, M A

“…Administrative databases are increasingly used for studying outcomes of medical care. Valid inferences from such data require the ability to account for…”
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The effectiveness of acupuncture in the management of acute and chronic low back pain: A systematic review within the framework of the cochrane collaboration back review group by VAN TULDER, M. W, CHERKIN, D. C, BERMAN, B, LIXING LAO, KOES, B. W

“…A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. To evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of acupuncture for the management of nonspecific low back pain…”
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An international comparison of back surgery rates by Cherkin, D C, Deyo, R A, Loeser, J D, Bush, T, Waddell, G

“…Although high geographic variation in back surgery rates within the United States have been documented, international comparisons have not been published. The…”
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Morbidity and mortality in association with operations on the lumbar spine. The influence of age, diagnosis, and procedure by Deyo, R A, Cherkin, D C, Loeser, J D, Bigos, S J, Ciol, M A

“…We examined the rates of postoperative complications and mortality, as recorded in a hospital discharge registry for the State of Washington for the years 1986…”
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Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain by Furlan, A D, van Tulder, M W, Cherkin, D C, Tsukayama, H, Lao, L, Koes, B W, Berman, B M

“…Although low-back pain is usually a self-limiting and benign disease that tends to improve spontaneously over time, a large variety of therapeutic…”
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A report from the second international forum for primary care research on low back pain : Reexamining priorities by BORKAN, J. M, KOES, B, REIS, S, CHERKIN, D. C

“…Consensus process. Reexamining and redirecting the research agenda for low back pain in primary care. Most research, publications, and funding have…”
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A randomized trial of a lay person-led self-management group intervention for back pain patients in primary care by VON KORFF, M, MOORE, J. E, LORIG, K, CHERKIN, D. C, SAUNDERS, K, GONZALEZ, V. M, LAURENT, D, RUTTER, C, COMITE, F

“…Randomized, controlled trial. To evaluate a four-session self-management group intervention for patients with pain in primary care, led by trained lay persons…”
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Lumbar spinal fusion. A cohort study of complications, reoperations, and resource use in the Medicare population by Deyo, R A, Ciol, M A, Cherkin, D C, Loeser, J D, Bigos, S J

“…Regional variations in lumbar spinal fusion rates suggest a poor consensus on surgical indications. Therefore, complications, costs, and reoperation rates were…”
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Medication use for low back pain in primary care by CHERKIN, D. C, WHEELER, K. J, BARLOW, W, DEYO, R. A

“…A longitudinal observational study of primary care patients with low back pain. 1) To describe medications prescribed for back pain, 2) to identify patient…”
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Physician views about treating low back pain. The results of a national survey by Cherkin, D C, Deyo, R A, Wheeler, K, Ciol, M A

“…Physicians were surveyed regarding their beliefs about treatment efficacy for patients with low back pain. To document physician beliefs about the efficacy of…”
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Variation in diagnosis and treatment of chronic low back pain by traditional Chinese medicine acupuncturists by Hogeboom, C.J., Sherman, K.J., Cherkin, D.C.

“…Objectives: To assess interrater reliability of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnosis and treatment of chronic low back pain. Design: Under a Latin…”
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Use of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9-CM) to identify hospitalizations for mechanical low back problems in administrative databases by Cherkin, D C, Deyo, R A, Volinn, E, Loeser, J D

“…Large administrative databases are increasingly valuable tools for health care research. Although increased access to these databases provides valuable…”
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Five-Week Outcomes From a Dosing Trial of Therapeutic Massage for Chronic Neck Pain by Sherman, Karen J., PhD, MPH, Cook, Andrea J., PhD, Wellman, Robert D., MS, Hawkes, Rene J., BS, Kahn, Janet R., PhD, Deyo, Richard A., MD, MPH, Cherkin, Daniel C., PhD

“…Abstract Purpose This trial was designed to evaluate the optimal dose of massage for individuals with chronic neck pain. Methods We recruited 228 individuals…”
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Primary care research on low back pain: The state of the science by CHERKIN, D. C

“…The past few years have witnessed an explosion of primary care-relevant research on low back pain. The descriptive studies have helped elucidate the diagnostic…”
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Reasons for repeated medical visits among patients with chronic back pain by MCPHILLIPS-TANGUM, C. A, CHERKIN, D. C, RHODES, L. A, MARKHAM, C

“…This study identifies the key motivations of patients repeatedly seeking medical care for chronic back problems. We conducted one-on-one, in-depth interviews…”
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How traditional Chinese medicine acupuncturists would diagnose and treat chronic low back pain: results of a survey of licensed acupuncturists in Washington State by Sherman, K.J., Hogeboom, C.J., Cherkin, D.C.

“…Objectives: This survey was undertaken to learn how Traditional Chinese Medicine acupuncturists' diagnose and treat patients with chronic low back pain in…”
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An agenda for primary care research on low back pain by BORKAN, J. M, CHERKIN, D. C

“…In October 1995, an International Forum for Primary Care Research on Low Back Pain was held in Seattle, Washington. The Forum focused on the broad range of…”
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