Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 27, Issue 7 , Pages 457-465 , September 2004

Back Schools in Occupational Health Care: Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial and Cost-Effectiveness Study

  • Martijn W. Heymans, MSc, PT

      Affiliations

    • Body@Work, Research Center, Physical Activity, Work and Health, TNO-VU, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Social Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Henrica CW de Vet, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Paulien M Bongers, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Body@Work, Research Center, Physical Activity, Work and Health, TNO-VU, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Social Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • TNO Work and Employment, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Bart W Koes, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Willem van Mechelen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Body@Work, Research Center, Physical Activity, Work and Health, TNO-VU, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Social Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationWillem van Mechelen, Professor of Social Medicine, Dept of Social Medicine and EMGO-Institute, VU University Medical Center, van der Boechorststraat 7, NL-1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 14 April 2003 ,Revised 29 April 2003

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 This study is granted by The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw).

PII: S0161-4754(04)00129-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2004.06.004

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 27, Issue 7 , Pages 457-465 , September 2004

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