Editorial comment: European guidelines for low back pain - A necessary step forward and an opportunity not to be missed

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Arnau, Josep M ^a   Pellisé, Ferran ^b   Vallano, Antoni ^a   Prat, Núria ^c  

^a Fundacion Institut Catala de Farmacologia   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^c ABS Montornés Montmeló   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EUROPE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 33645224971     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-1068-z     Document Type: Editorial

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