P04.09. Acupuncture and chiropractic utilization among chronic musculoskeletal pain patients at a health maintenance organization
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Methods We identified 119,732 HMO members with chronic musculoskeletal pain from electronic medical records data. Patients were contacted by mail and invited to complete an online survey. Those not responding were either contacted by email or mailed a paper copy of the survey. Survey questions included items related to diagnosis, acu/ chiro utilization and payment, and communication about acu/chiro use with HMO clinicians.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012