Cost-effectiveness of an intensive group training protocol compared to physiotherapy guideline care for sub-acute and chronic low back pain: Design of a randomised controlled trial with an economic evaluation. [ISRCTN45641649]

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Van Der Roer, Nicole ^a   Van Tulder, Maurits W ^a   Barendse, Johanna M ^b   Van Mechelen, Willem ^a   Franken, Willemien K ^a   Ooms, Arjan C ^a   De Vet, Henrica C W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Regional College for Physiotherapy   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSENTEEISM; ACUTE DISEASE; BACK PAIN; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 12244300982     PISSN: 14712474     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-5-45     Document Type: Article

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