Accuracy of spinal orthopaedic tests: A systematic review

Chiropractic and Osteopathy

Volumn 14, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Simpson, Rob ^a   Gemmell, Hugh ^a  

^a ANGLO EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; MENINGITIS; ORTHOPEDICS; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADICULOPATHY; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SACROILIAC JOINT; SCOLIOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL PAIN; SPINE DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS;

EID: 33751311832     PISSN: 17461340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-1340-14-26     Document Type: Review

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