Cost and effectiveness analysis of chiropractic and physiotherapy treatment for low back and neck pain: Six-month follow-up

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 2167-2177

  Skargren, Elisabeth I ^a   Öberg, Birgitta E ^a   Carlsson, Per G ^a   Gade, Mikkel ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Läkarhuset Kneippbaden   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Back pain; Chiropractic; Cost effectiveness; Neck pain; Physiotherapy; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHIROPRACTIC; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031419568     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199709150-00015     Document Type: Article

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