A prospective cohort study of surgical treatment for back pain with degenerated discs; study protocol

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Deyo, Richard A ^a,d   Mirza, Sohail K ^a,d   Heagerty, Patrick J ^b,d   Turner, Judith A ^c,d   Martin, Brook I ^a,d  

^a Box 359736 ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Center for Cost and Outcomes Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BACK PAIN; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23244443062     PISSN: 14712474     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-6-24     Document Type: Article

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