Why is the information on cost effectiveness of interventions to manage neck and upper limb symptoms still lacking, while all stakeholders would benefit from this information?

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 289-290

  Bongers, Paulien M ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARM DISEASE; AWARENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESEARCH DESIGN; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 34248215094     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.030262     Document Type: Editorial

References (5)

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