Epidural steroids for lumbosacral radicular syndrome compared to usual care: Quality of life and cost utility in general practice

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 381-387

  Spijker Huiges, Antje ^a   Vermeulen, Karin ^a   Winters, Jan C ^a   Van Wijhe, Marten ^a   Van Der Meer, Klaas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Economics; Epidural injections; General practice; Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

TRIAMCINOLONE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ENERGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LUMBOSACRAL RADICULAR SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STEROID THERAPY; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; BACK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; RADICULOPATHY; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RADICULOPATHY; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE;

EID: 84924207762     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.10.017     Document Type: Article

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