The assessment of the prognosis of musculoskeletal conditions in older adults presenting to general practice: A research protocol

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Mallen, Christian D ^a   Peat, George ^a   Thomas, Elaine ^a   Wathall, Simon ^a   Whitehurst, Tracy ^a   Clements, Charlotte ^a   Bailey, Joanne ^a   Gray, Jacqueline ^a   Croft, Peter R ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 33751197053     PISSN: 14712474     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-7-84     Document Type: Article

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