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Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 620-621

  Anderson, Paul A ^a   Tribus, Cliff ^a   Kitchell, Scott H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LETTER; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RESEARCH ETHICS; SAMPLE SIZE; SHORT FORM 36; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250012534     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2007.6.6.620     Document Type: Letter

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