Examining outcome of early physician specialist assessment in injured workers with shoulder complaints
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Examining outcome of early physician specialist assessment in injured workers with shoulder complaints
BACKGROUND There is minimal research on demographics, type of injury and diagnosis of injured workers with shoulder problems. The purposes of this study were: 1) to document the demographics of patients with shoulder complaints referred to an Early Shoulder Physician Assessment (ESPA) Program and to describe the recommended management, and 2) to examine the relationship between patient characte...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI: 10.1186/s12891-015-0488-3