Shoulder acute pain in primary health care: is retraining GPs effective? The SAPPHIRE randomized trial: a cost-effectiveness analysis

Claire McKenna, Laura Bojke, Andrea Manca, Adewale Adebajo, John Dickson, Philip Helliwell, Veronica Mary Dale, Ian Russell, David Torgerson, Judith Watson

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Abstract

To assess the cost-effectiveness of providing practical training to general practitioners (GPs) in shoulder problems, and administering a local anaesthetic (lignocaine) vs steroidal (cortisone) injection.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)558-563
Number of pages6
JournalRheumatology
Volume48
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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