The quality of quality of life publications in the spinal literature: Are we getting any better? - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 512-517

  Street, John ^a   Lenehan, Brian ^a   Fisher, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Publication rates; Publication trends; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINE SURGERY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

BIBLIOMETRICS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NEUROSURGERY; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71849114708     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.4.SPINE08599     Document Type: Article

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