Use of quantitative assessment scales in cervical spondylotic myelopathy - Survey of clinician's attitudes

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 147, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1235-1238

  Singh, A ^a   Gnanalingham, K K ^a   Casey, A T ^a   Crockard, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment scales and clinician views; Cervical spondylotic myelopathy

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS;

EID: 27944476409     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-005-0639-7     Document Type: Article

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