The effects of questionnaire design on the determination of end results in lumbar spinal surgery

Spine

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1985, Pages 804-805

  Howe, James ^a   Frymoyer, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lumbar spine surgery; Outcomes; Questionnaire design; Result criteria

Indexed keywords

BONE; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINE SURGERY; THERAPY; VALUE;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; METHODS; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0022323083     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-198511000-00004     Document Type: Article

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