Effect of spirituality on successful recovery from spinal surgery

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1381-1384

  Hodges, Scott D ^a   Humphrey, S Craig ^a   Eck, Jason C ^a,b  

^a Foundation for Research   (United States)

^b 916 Cherrywood Apts ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0036995798     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200212000-00005     Document Type: Article

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