The Short Form-36 health survey questionnaire in spine surgery

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 48-52

  Grevitt, Michael ^a,b   Khazim, Rabi ^a   Webb, John ^a   Mulholland, Robert ^a,b   Shepperd, John ^a,c  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c The Ridge   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINE SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINE;

EID: 0031023741     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.79B1.1269     Document Type: Article

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