Cost effectiveness of a two-year home exercise program for the treatment of knee pain

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 388-394

  Thomas, K S ^a,c   Miller, P ^b   Doherty, M ^a   Muir, K R ^c   Jones, A C ^a   O'Reilly, S C ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Trent Institute for Health Sevices Research   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Exercise; Knee osteoarthritis; Randomized controlled trial; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN;

EID: 20444370680     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.21173     Document Type: Article

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