The cost effectiveness of NHS physiotherapy support for occupational health (OH) services

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Phillips, Ceri J ^a   Phillips, Rhiannon ^b   Main, Chris J ^c   Watson, Paul J ^d   Davies, Shn ^a   Farr, Angela ^a   Harper, Christie ^a   Noble, Gareth ^a   Aylward, Mansel ^e   Packman, Julie ^f   Downton, Matt ^f   Hale, Janine ^f  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f WELSH GOVERNMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; Musculoskeletal conditions; Occupational health; Physical therapy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND PAIN; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOULDER PAIN; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK SCHEDULE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84862886261     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-29     Document Type: Article

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