Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analyses of a multidisciplinary intervention compared with a brief intervention to facilitate return to work in sick-listed patients with low back pain

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Volumn 38, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1059-1067

  Jensen, Chris ^a,b   Nielsen, Claus Vinther ^b   Jensen, Ole Kudsk ^c   Petersen, Karin Dam ^d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b National Center for Occupational Rehabilitation   (Norway)

^c SILKEBORG REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cost benefit; Costeffectiveness; Health sector costs; Sick leave benefits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETURN TO WORK; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETURN TO WORK; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 84879106143     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31828ca0af     Document Type: Article

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