Evidence-based practice for acute low back pain in primary care: Patient outcomes and cost of care

Pain

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 140-149

  Feuerstein, Michael ^a,b   Hartzell, Michael ^c   Rogers, Heather L ^a   Marcus, Steven C ^d  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Skyline Six   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guidelines; Cost of care; Functional outcome; Low back pain; Patient satisfaction; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746841091     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.04.007     Document Type: Article

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