A randomised trial comparing the cost effectiveness of different emergency department healthcare professionals in soft tissue injury management

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  McClellan, Carey Middleton ^a   Cramp, Fiona ^b   Powell, Jane ^b   Benger, Jonathan Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EXTENDED SCOPE PHYSIOTHERAPIST; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 84873540074     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001116     Document Type: Article

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