The incidence of spinal surgery in Canada

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-66

  Mclntosh, Greg ^a   Hall, Hamilton ^b   Melles, Tony ^a  

^a Canadian Back Institute   (Canada)

^b Goeg McIntosh Canadian Back Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 0031932965     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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