Lumbar Discography: An Update

Seminars in Roentgenology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 52-67

  Anderson, Mark W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BIOMECHANICS; CHRONIC PAIN; DISKOGRAPHY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MUSIC; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 1642555754     PISSN: 0037198X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ro.2003.10.011     Document Type: Article

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