Cost-effectiveness of spine surgery: The jury is out

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 149, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 901-903

  Katz, Jeffrey N ^a   Losina, Elena ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINE SURGERY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 58049220215     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-12-200812160-00010     Document Type: Editorial

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