Outcome from complex neurosurgery: An evidence based approach

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 367-371

  Neil Dwyer, Glenn ^a   Lang, D A ^b   Davis, A ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Evidence based review; Outcome measures; Petroclival meningioma; Transpetrous approaches

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLIVUS; DISABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENINGIOMA; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSURGERY; PETROUS BONE; PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKULL BASE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034038358     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050444     Document Type: Article

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