Costs of shoulder pain in primary care consulters: a prospective cohort study in The Netherlands
Abstract Background Shoulder pain is common in primary care, and has an unfavourable outcome in many patients. Information on the costs associated with health care use and loss of productivity in patients with shoulder pain is very scarce. The objective of this study was to determine shoulder pain related costs during the 6 months after first consultation in general practice Methods A prospective cohort study consisting of 587 patients with a new episode of shoulder pain was conducted with a follow-up period of 6 months. Data on costs were collected by means of a cost diary during 6 months. Re... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2006 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol 7, Iss 1, p 83 (2006) |
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BMC
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Schlagwörter: | Diseases of the musculoskeletal system / RC925-935 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26800009 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-7-83 |