Low back pain: From algorithm to cost-effectiveness?

Pain Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 179-189

  Van Zundert, Jan ^a,c   Van Kleef, Maarten ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Interventional pain management; Low back pain; Treatment algorithm

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; BUPIVACAINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; STEROID;

ALGORITHM; ANALGESIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BELGIUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SECURITY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 27944505584     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2005.05303.x     Document Type: Review

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