Evidence-based medicine: raising the bar

Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 513-515

  Glassman, Steven D ^a   Branch Jr , Charles L ^b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISABILITY SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SHORT FORM 36; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDITY;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 34748845716     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.04.011     Document Type: Editorial

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