A critical appraisal of review articles on the effectiveness of conservative treatment for neck pain

Spine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 196-205

  Hoving, Jan Lucas ^a,b,c,d,e   Gross, Anita R ^a,b,c,d,e   Gasner, Diane ^a,b,c,d,e   Kay, Theresa ^a,b,c,d,e   Kennedy, Carol ^a,b,c,d,e   Hondras, Maria A ^a,b,c,d,e   Haines, Ted ^a,b,c,d,e   Bouter, Lex M ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e Consortial Center for Chiropractic Research ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Conservative management; Discordant conclusions; Methodologic quality; Neck pain; Review

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; IMMOBILIZATION; NECK PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HUMANS; NECK PAIN; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REVIEW LITERATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035863422     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200101150-00015     Document Type: Review

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