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ObjectiveTo compare patient profiles and health care use for physician‐referred and self‐referred episodes of outpatient physical therapy (PT).
Data SourceFive years (2003–2007) of private health insurance claims data, from a Midwest insurer, on beneficiaries aged 18–64.
Study DesignRetrospective analyses of health care use of physician‐referred (N =45,210) and self‐referred (N =17,497) ambulatory...