Annual consultation prevalence of regional musculoskeletal problems in primary care: An observational study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Jordan, Kelvin P ^a   Kadam, Umesh T ^a   Hayward, Richard ^a   Porcheret, Mark ^a   Young, Catherine ^a   Croft, Peter ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACK; CHILD; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; FOOT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFANT; KNEE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; WORKLOAD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; CODING; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX RATIO; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL CODING; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77954082314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-144     Document Type: Article

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