Randomized vertebroplasty trials: Bad news or sham news?

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1808-1809

  Noonan, Patrick ^a  

^a BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SPINE FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

HUMANS; PLACEBOS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL FRACTURES; VERTEBROPLASTY;

EID: 71449109590     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1875     Document Type: Editorial

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