Cost-effectiveness of interventions to return employees to work following long-term sickness absence due to musculoskeletal disorders

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-124

  Squires, Hazel ^a   Rick, Jo ^b   Carroll, Christopher ^a   Hillage, Jim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cost effectiveness; models; musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL LEAVE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROBABILITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MARKOV CHAINS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; SICK LEAVE; STATE MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84857526528     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdr057     Document Type: Article

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