How does the self-reported clinical management of patients with low back pain relate to the attitudes and beliefs of health care practitioners? A survey of UK general practitioners and physiotherapists

Pain

Volumn 135, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 187-195

  Bishop, Annette ^a   Foster, Nadine E ^a   Thomas, Elaine ^a   Hay, Elaine M ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes and beliefs; Health care practitioners; Low back pain; Practice behaviour; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED REST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; POSTAL MAIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CULTURE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 38749096234     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2007.11.010     Document Type: Article

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