Applicability and clinical relevance of results in randomized controlled trials: The Cochrane review on exercise therapy for low back pain as an example

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Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1405-1409

  Malmivaara, Antti ^a   Koes, Bart W ^b   Bouter, Lex M ^c   Van Tulder, Maurits W ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Applicability; Back pain; Clinical relevance; Methodology; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSENSUS; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 33745059930     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000219868.30427.66     Document Type: Review

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