Best research evidence for physical medicine and rehabilitation

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-5

  Komaroff, Eugene ^a,b   DeLisa, Joel A ^a,b  

^a KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cause effect; Clinical trials; Evidence based medicine; Randomization; Rehabilitation, physical

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL CARE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; RANDOMIZATION; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REHABILITATION RESEARCH; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 63049139320     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2009.11760747     Document Type: Article

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