title: Cost, controversy, crisis: low back pain and the health of the public.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Deyo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cherkin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Conrad
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Volinn
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000191:economics* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002684:Chiropractic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014481:United States; D014942:Workers' Compensation