Cost-Effectiveness of Acupuncture Care as an Adjunct to Exercise-Based Physical Therapy for Osteoarthritis of the Knee

D.G.T. Whitehurst, PhD, is Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation (C2E2), Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, 7th Floor, 828 West 10th Ave, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 1M9 Canada. Dr Whitehurst also is Honorary Research Fellow, Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

S. Bryan, PhD, is Professor of Health Economics, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

E.M. Hay, MD, is Professor of Community Rheumatology, Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University.

E. Thomas, PhD, is Reader in Biostatistics, Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University.

J. Young is Research Associate, Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University.

N.E. Foster, DPhil, BSc(Hons), MCSP, is Professor of Musculoskeletal Health in Primary Care, Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University.