Evidence-based medicine and neuromodulation

Neuromodulation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 151-155

  Loeser, John D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Internal and external validity; Neuromodulation; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FIBROMYALGIA; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROMODULATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

EID: 47349088555     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2008.00160.x     Document Type: Review

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