Medical vs surgical treatment of lumbar disk herniation: Implications for future trials

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 577-583

  Mazanec, Daniel ^a   Okereke, Linda ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; RADICULOPATHY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DISKECTOMY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; RADICULOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35248813036     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.74.8.577     Document Type: Article

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