Corticosteroid injections, physiotherapy, or a wait-and-see policy for lateral epicondylitis: a randomised controlled trial

The Lancet - Tập 359 Số 9307 - Trang 657-662 - 2002
Nynke Smidt1, Daniëlle van der Windt2,1, Willem JJ Assendelft3, W.L.J.M. Devillé1,4, Ingeborg B. C. Korthals–de Bos1, L.M. Bouter1
1Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, 1081 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands
2Department of General Practice, VU University Medical Centre, 1081 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands
3Department of General Practice, Division of Public Health, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
4Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL), Utrecht

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