Predictors of surgical outcome and their assessment

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Mannion, Anne F ^a,b   Elfering, Achim ^c  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Outcome; Predictors; Questionnaires; Risk factors; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL LEAVE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL PHYSICIAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOLOGY; SPINE SURGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK; WORKPLACE;

EMPLOYMENT; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31944440287     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-1045-9     Document Type: Review

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