The cost-effectiveness of the RSI quickscan intervention programme for computer workers: Results of an economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Speklé, Erwin M ^a,b,c   Heinrich, Judith ^b,d   Hoozemans, Marco Jm ^a,b   Blatter, Birgitte M ^b,d   Van Der Beek, Allard J ^b   Van Dieën, Jaap H ^a,b   Van Tulder, Maurits W ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Arbo Unie OHS   (Netherlands)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BOOTSTRAPPING; COMPUTER WORKER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL LEAVE; NECK INJURY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOULDER HAND SYNDROME; WORKER; ARM INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DECISION TREE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INJURY; INTERVENTION STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER;

ARM INJURIES; COMPUTERS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DECISION TREES; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; NECK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; SHOULDER; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 78650021711     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-259     Document Type: Article

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