Trends in hospital use for mechanical neck and back problems in Ontario and the United States: discretionary care in different health care systems.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To describe and compare trends in hospital admission rates for mechanical neck and back problems between 1982 and 1992 in Ontario and the United States. DESIGN: A descriptive analysis of hospital admissions, with data for Ontario extracted from the Canadian Institute for Health Information database and data for the US extracted from the National Hospital Discharge Survey.

Authors

Lavis JN; Malter A; Anderson GM; Taylor VM; Deyo RA; Bombardier C; Axcell T; Kreuter W

Journal

Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 158, No. 1, pp. 29–36

Publication Date

January 13, 1998

ISSN

0820-3946

Associated Experts

John Lavis

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Fields of Research (FoR)

4203 Health Services and Systems 42 Health sciences 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Adult Algorithms Back Pain Hospitals Humans Musculoskeletal Diseases Neck Pain Ontario Orthopedics Patient Admission Practice Patterns, Physicians'United States