A brief introduction to the critical reading of the clinical literature

Spine

Volumn 19, Issue 18, 1994, Pages 2028-2031

  Shekelle, Paul G ^a   Andersson, Gunnar ^b   Bombardier, Claire ^c   Cherkin, Daniel ^d   Deyo, Richard ^e   Keller, Robert ^f   Lee, Casey ^g   Liang, Matthew ^h   Lipscomb, Bailey ⁱ   Spratt, Kevin ^j   Weinstein, James ^j  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WELLESLEY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f Maine Medical Assessment Foundation   (United States)

^g RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ Sofamor Danek Group   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Clinical epidemiology; Literature appraisal shills

Indexed keywords

DIFLUNISAL; IBUPROFEN; ORPHENADRINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG EFFICACY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SPINE SURGERY;

HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PERIODICALS; READING; RESEARCH;

EID: 0028029481     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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