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

J. N. Lavis, A. Malter, G. M. Anderson, V. M. Taylor, R. A. Deyo, C. Bombardier, T. Axcell and W. Kreuter
CMAJ January 13, 1998 158 (1) 29-36;
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vol. 158 no. 1 29-36
PubMed 
9475907
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  • Published online January 13, 1998.
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  1. J. N. Lavis,
  2. A. Malter,
  3. G. M. Anderson,
  4. V. M. Taylor,
  5. R. A. Deyo,
  6. C. Bombardier,
  7. T. Axcell,
  8. W. Kreuter

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