The who, what and when of surgery for the degenerative lumbar spine: A population-based study of surgeon factors, surgical procedures, recent trends and reoperation rates

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 283-290

  Bederman, Samuel ^a   Kreder, Hans J ^b   Weller, Iris ^b   Finkelstein, Joel A ^b   Ford, Michael H ^b   Yee, Albert J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

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EID: 69049098156     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
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