Does dysphoric mood really predict the outcome of lumbar surgery? Methodological pitfalls in psychological research

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 197-205

  Basler, H D ^a   Zimmer, C ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 0037564680     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3801(97)90105-1     Document Type: Article

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