Randomized osteopathic manipulation study (ROMANS): Pragmatic trial for spinal pain in primary care

Family Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 662-669

  Williams, Nefyn H ^a   Wilkinson, Clare ^a   Russell, Ian ^b   Edwards, Rhiannon T ^b   Hibbs, Richard ^c   Linck, Pat ^a,b   Muntz, Rachel ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CAPRICORN ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back pain; Economic evaluation; Neck pain; Randomized controlled trial; Spinal manipulation

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BONE DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; NECK PAIN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACK PAIN; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALES;

EID: 0346966819     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmg607     Document Type: Article

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