The pyrite standard: the Midas touch in the diagnosis of axial pain syndromes

Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-31

  Carragee, Eugene J ^a   Haldeman, Scott ^b   Hurwitz, Eric ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LIDOCAINE; LONG ACTING DRUG; PLACEBO; SHORT ACTING DRUG; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STEROID;

ANALGESIA; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTHRALGIA; AXIAL PAIN SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; X RAY; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; HUMANS; NECK PAIN; ORTHOPEDICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845865047     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.07.010     Document Type: Editorial

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