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SUBMITTER: Weinstein JN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4504199 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Weinstein James N JN Tosteson Anna N A AN Tosteson Tor D TD Lurie Jon D JD Abdu William A WA Mirza Sohail K SK Zhao Wenyan W Morgan Tamara S TS Nelson Eugene C EC
Medical care 20141201 12
<h4>Background</h4>The Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial aimed to determine the comparative effectiveness of surgical care versus nonoperative care by measuring longitudinal values: outcomes, satisfaction, and costs.<h4>Methods</h4>This paper aims to summarize available evidence from the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial by addressing 2 important questions about outcomes and costs for 3 types of spine problem: (1) how do outcomes and costs of spine patients differ depending on whether th ...[more]