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Spine: 15 May 2013 - Volume 38 - Issue 11 - p 909–915. Deyo, Richard A. MD, MPH*; Smith, David H. M. PhD, RPh†; Johnson, Eric S. PhD†; Tillotson, Carrie J. MPH‡; Donovan, Marilee PhD, RN†; Yang, Xiuhai MS†; Petrik, Amanda MS†; Morasco, Benjamin J. PhD§; Dobscha, Steven K. MD§
It is said that most healthcare decisions in families are made by women. This is what I hear day in, day out, in my private practice. "Doc, I wouldn't be here if it weren't for my wife". In fact, many of my male patients initial appointments are made by their spouses.
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