Developing a minimum standard of care for treating people with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-145

  March, Lyn ^a   Amatya, Bhasker ^b   Osborne, Richard H ^c   Brand, Caroline ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

clinical indicators; clinical practice guidelines; evidence based practice; model of care; osteoarthritis hip; osteoarthritis knee

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CAPSAICIN; CELECOXIB; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ACUPUNCTURE; APPLICATION SITE IRRITATION; ARTHRITIS; ARTHROPLASTY; BRACE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORTHOPEDIC SHOE; ORTHOTICS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WALKING AID; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 74949091277     PISSN: 15216942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2009.10.002     Document Type: Review

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