Historical perspective: The development and use of spinal disease categories

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 925-930

  Weiner, Bradley K ^a,b  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopedics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Disease; History; Philosophy; Spine

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE MODEL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE SURGERY;

EID: 42149135455     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31816b4738     Document Type: Review

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