Balancing science and informed choice in decisions about vertebroplasty

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 361, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 619-621

  Weinstein, James N ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION FRACTURE; EDITORIAL; ETHICAL DECISION MAKING; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LUNG EMBOLISM; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 68249136793     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe0905889     Document Type: Editorial

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