Cost-effectiveness of acupuncture care as an adjunct to exercise-based physical therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee

Physical Therapy

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 630-641

  Whitehurst, David G T ^a,b   Bryan, Stirling ^c   Hay, Elaine M ^b   Thomas, Elaine ^b   Young, Julie ^b   Foster, Nadine E ^b  

^a VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960947121     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20100239     Document Type: Article

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