Should we give detailed advice and information booklets to patients with back pain? A randomized controlled factorial trial of a self-management booklet and doctor advice to take exercise for back pain

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Volumn 26, Issue 19, 2001, Pages 2065-2072

  Little, Paul ^a   Roberts, Lisa ^a   Blowers, Helen ^a   Garwood, Judit ^b   Cantrell, Ted ^b   Langridge, John ^b   Chapman, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Information booklets; Low back pain; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BOOK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILIZATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; BACK PAIN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; TEACHING MATERIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035478894     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200110010-00003     Document Type: Article

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