Health seeking behavior as a predictor of healthcare utilization in a population of patients with spinal pain.

BACKGROUND:The global burden of low back pain is growing rapidly, accompanied by increasing rates of associated healthcare utilization. Health seeking behavior (HSB) has been suggested as a mediator of healthcare utilization. The aims of this study were to: 1) develop a proxy HSB measure based on he...

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Main Authors: Derek Clewley, Dan Rhon, Timothy Flynn, Shane Koppenhaver, Chad Cook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6070259?pdf=render