Surgery for Parkinson's disease: Lack of reliable clinical trial evidence

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 519-521

  Stowe, R L ^a   Wheatley, K ^a   Clarke, C E ^b   Ives, N J ^a   Hills, R K ^a   Williams, A C ^c   Daniels, J P ^a   Gray, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL TRIALS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARKINSON DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0037379842     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.4.519     Document Type: Article

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