A comparison of work absence periods and the associated costs for two different modes of exercise therapies for patients with longstanding subacromial pain

Journal of Medical Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 371-381

  Østerås, Håvard ^a   Torstensen, Tom Arild ^b   Arntzen, Geir ^a,c   Østerås, Berit S ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Holten Institute   (Sweden)

^c NAV (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration)   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dose response; Impingement; Medical exercise therapy; Muscle function; Physical therapy; Shoulder pain

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LONGSTANDING SUBACROMIAL PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55149098987     PISSN: 13696998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3111/13696990802191564     Document Type: Article

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