Implementation of the Dutch low back pain guideline for general practitioners: A cluster randomized controlled trial

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Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 595-600

  Engers, Arno J ^a   Wensing, Michel ^a   Van Tulder, Mauritis W ^b   Timmermans, Arno ^c   Oostendorp, Rob A B ^a   Koes, Bart W ^d   Grol, Richard ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c DUTCH COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cluster randomized controlled trial; General practitioners; Guidelines; Implementation; Low back pain; Patient education

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 15244339551     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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