Randomised controlled trial and cost consequences study comparing initial physiotherapy assessment and management with routine practice for selected patients in an accident and emergency department of an acute hospital

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 87-92

  Richardson, B ^a   Shepstone, L ^b   Poland, F ^a   Mugford, M ^b   Finlayson, B ^c   Clemence, N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARM INJURY; ASSAULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HIP INJURY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PELVIS INJURY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SHOULDER INJURY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPINE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; TECHNICAL AID; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COST OF ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 13844298003     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.012294     Document Type: Review

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