Assessing outcome in lumbar disc surgery using patient completed measures

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 195-199

  Hutchinson, P J A ^a   Laing, R J ^a,c   Waran, V ^a   Hutchinson, E ^a   Hollingworth, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lumbar discectomy; Outcome assessment; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; ISCHIALGIA; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REOPERATION; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0034099715     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026886900408351     Document Type: Article

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