Cost-effectiveness of manual therapy for the management of musculoskeletal conditions: A systematic review and narrative synthesis of evidence from randomized controlled trials

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 343-362

  Tsertsvadze, Alexander ^a   Clar, Christine ^a   Court, Rachel ^a   Clarke, Aileen ^a   Mistry, Hema ^a   Sutcliffe, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back Pain; Chiropractic; Cost Effectiveness; Cost Utility; Manual Therapy; Systematic Review

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANKLE PAIN; CHIROPRACTIC; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; OSTEOPATHIC SPINAL MANIPULATION,; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY MANIPULATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOULDER PAIN; SPINAL PAIN; SPINE STABILIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NECK PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84906936725     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: 15326586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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