Randomised trial of a brief physiotherapy intervention compared with usual physiotherapy for neck pain patients: Outcomes and patients' preference

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7482, 2005, Pages 75-78

  Moffett, Jennifer A Klaber ^a   Jackson, David A ^a   Richmond, Stewart ^a   Hahn, Seokyung ^b   Coulton, Simon ^b   Farrin, Amanda ^b   Manca, Andrea ^b   Torgerson, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGEMENT; NECK PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11844305000     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38286.493206.82     Document Type: Article

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