Prevalence and incidence of adults consulting for shoulder conditions in UK primary care; patterns of diagnosis and referral

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 215-221

  Linsell, Louise ^a,d   Dawson, J ^a   Zondervan, K ^b   Rose, P ^a   Randall, T ^a   Fitzpatrick, R ^a   Carr, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consultation; Diagnosis; Incidence; Prevalence; Primary care; Referral; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; READ CODING; SHOULDER INJURY; SHOULDER PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 31544465024     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kei139     Document Type: Article

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