Effects of diagnostic information, per se, on patient outcomes in acute radiculopathy and low back pain

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1098-1103

  Ash, Lorraine M ^a,c   Modic, M T ^a   Obuchowski, N A ^a   Ross, J S ^a   Brant Zawadzki, M N ^b   Grooff, P N ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN   (United States)

^c Department of Radiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADICULOPATHY; REASSURANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ACUTE DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OHIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RADICULOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46749089009     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0999     Document Type: Article

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