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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Orthop Nurs. 2016 Jul-Aug;35(4):214–221. doi: 10.1097/NOR.0000000000000258

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a. Prevalence of LBP

b. Total mean milligrams of opioids dispensed per resident.

c. Comparisons of medication usage (in percentages) by regions among adult patients with low back pain (N = 1,630,438)

Frequency of Adults with Low Back Pain by US Census Bureau Regions

*Comparison significant at the p < .0001 level

d. Comparisons of therapy usage (in percentages) by regions among adult patients with low back pain (N = 1,630,438)

*Comparison significant at the p < .0001 level

e. Comparisons of therapy usage (in percentages) by regions among adult patients with low back pain (N = 1,630,438)

†Comparison significant at the p = .01 level

*Comparison significant at the p < .0001 level