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Peritz Scheinberg, MD

Arch Neurol. 1994;51(7):650-652.

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IT SHOULD BE clear by now that if physicians do not make serious efforts to reduce the cost of medical care, we will be confronted with in creasingly restrictive state and federal legislation. Neurologists can be a part of the solution to the problem by examining areas of our own activities that can reduce costs without impairing quality of care. The use of high-technology procedures in the very sick elderly population and prolongation of life in persons with irretrievable brain damage are important and complex fiscal and ethical issues that are the subject of legitimate debate. This editorial addresses a different and more mundane problem that has significant impact on overall costs of medical care in the United States, namely, the costs of management of neck and back strain/sprain injuries and other complaints resulting from relatively trivial auto, workplace, or slip and fall accidents.

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Author Affiliations
Department of Neurology University of Miami School of Medicine Mt Sinai Hospital 4300 Alton Rd Miami, FL 33140

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