Fusion as treatment for chronic low back pain - Existing evidence, the scientific frontier and research strategies [1]

European Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 519-520

  Fritzell, Peter ^a  

^a Lasarettet Falun ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; STANDARDIZATION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; SCIENCE; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 21544466989     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0846-6     Document Type: Letter

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