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Manipulative therapy in addition to usual medical care accelerates recovery of shoulder complaints at higher costs: economic outcomes of a randomized trial

Gert JD Bergman1,2, Jan C Winter1, Maurits W van Tulder3, Betty Meyboom-de Jong1, Klaas Postema2 and Geert JMG van der Heijden4*

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1 Department of General Practice, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

2 Centre for Rehabilitation, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

3 Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU Medical Centre Amsterdam, the Netherlands

4 Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, the Netherlands

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11:200 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-11-200

Published: 6 September 2010

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Appendix 1 Cost used in the economic evaluation. €: Euro's; FCM: friction cost method

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