Information and advice to patients with back pain can have a positive effect: A randomized controlled trial of a novel educational booklet in primary care

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 2484-2491

  Burton, A Kim ^a,c   Waddell, Gordon ^b   Tillotson, K Malcolm ^a   Summerton, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Glasgow Nuffield Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advice; Back pain; Booklet; Primary care; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOOK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033406404     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199912010-00010     Document Type: Article

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