Evaluation of outcome following lumbar discectomy

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 1032, 1996, Pages 398-400

  Taylor, Lynne ^a   Howie, Gordon R ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b School of Physiotherapy ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; ISCHIALGIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MEDICAL LEAVE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SCIATICA; SICK LEAVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 0030601561     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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