Understanding spinal stenosis

Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 48-56

  Best, Janie T ^a  

^a Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOENGINEERING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC NURSING; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOPEDIC NURSING; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL STENOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036559763     PISSN: 07446020     EISSN: 1542538X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006416-200205000-00008     Document Type: Article

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