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| Title |
Cost effectiveness of epidural steroid injections to manage chronic lower back pain
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Anesthesiology, September 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2253-12-26 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
David K Whynes, Robert A McCahon, Andrew Ravenscroft, Jonathan Hardman |
| Abstract |
The efficacy of epidural steroid injections in the management of chronic low back pain is disputed, yet the technique remains popular amongst physicians and patients alike. This study assesses the cost effectiveness of injections administered in a routine outpatient setting in England. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 2 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 44 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 42 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 9 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 16% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 3 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 10 | 23% |
| Unknown | 8 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 45% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 5 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 7% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 8 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 October 2012.
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#14,607,238
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#564
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#102,969
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Anesthesiology
#2
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So far Altmetric has tracked 1,478 research outputs from this source. They receive a mean Attention Score of 3.1. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 61% of its peers.
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