Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of three types of physiotherapy used to reduce chronic low back pain disability: A pragmatic randomized trial with economic evaluation

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Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1474-1481

  Critchley, Duncan J ^a   Ratcliffe, Julie ^b   Noonan, Sandra ^c   Jones, Roger H ^d   Hurley, Michael V ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back school; Economic analysis; Exercise; Low back pain; Physical therapy; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SPINE STABILIZATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250704296     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318067dc26     Document Type: Article

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