Resting injured limbs delays recovery: A systematic review

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 706-712

  Nash, Charlotte E ^a   Mickan, Sharon M ^b   Del Mar, Chris B ^c   Glasziou, Paul P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; EMBASE; FRACTURE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MOBILIZATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REST; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; ARM INJURIES; CHILD; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LEG INJURIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REST; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4544364052     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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