The effectiveness of a posted information package on the beliefs and behavior of musculoskeletal practitioners: The UK chiropractors, osteopaths, and musculoskeletal physiotherapists low back pain managemENT (COMPLeMENT) randomized trial

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Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 858-866

  Evans, David W ^a   Breen, Alan C ^b   Pincus, Tamar ^c   Sim, Julius ^a   Underwood, Martin ^d   Vogel, Steven ^e   Foster, Nadine E ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ANGLO EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^e Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chiropractors; Clinical behavior; Clinical practice guidelines; Implementation; Knowledge transfer; Low back pain; Musculoskeletal physiotherapists; Osteopaths; Practitioner beliefs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CHIROPRACTIC; CULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951938774     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181d4e04b     Document Type: Article

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