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July 26, 2005
When Geography Influences Treatment Options

From washingtonpost.com - US government, national security, science and national news and headlines.:

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- In the past decade, the rate of back surgery among Medicare patients has increased by more than half, driven by factors including new technology to fuse damaged vertebrae, more advanced imaging to diagnose injury, generous federal reimbursements and greater demand. Read more from this post.
Posted on July 26, 2005 12:04 AM



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