Trend in methodological quality of randomised clinical trials in low back pain

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 529-539

  Koes, B W ^a   Malmivaara, Antti ^b   van Tulder, M W ^c,d  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Randomized clinical trials; Reviews; Validity

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BED REST; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 20344406460     PISSN: 15216942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2005.02.001     Document Type: Review

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