Diagnosis and management of patients at risk of or with metastatic spinal cord compression: Summary of NICE guidance

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7682, 2008, Pages 1349-1351

  White, B D ^a   Stirling, A J ^b   Paterson, E ^c   Asquith Coe, K ^d   Melder, A ^d  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Govan Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d National Collaborating Centre for Cancer   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DEXAMETHASONE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE;

ANALGESIA; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOME REHABILITATION; HUMAN; KYPHOPLASTY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOSIS; PARALYSIS; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SHORT SURVEY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; SPINAL PAIN; SPINE STABILIZATION;

BACK PAIN; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; PARALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 57449083398     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a2538     Document Type: Short Survey

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