Motivated patients are more cost-effectively rehabilitated: A two-year prospective controlled study of patients with prolonged musculoskeletal disorders diagnosed in primary care

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 849-863

  Grahn, Birgitta E M ^a   Borgquist, Lars A ^b   Ekdahl, Charlotte S ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; Motivation; Musculoskeletal diseases; Primary health care; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0033796188     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462300102120     Document Type: Article

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