SWISSspine - A nationwide health technology assessment registry for balloon kyphoplasty: Methodology and first results

Spine Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 961-971

  Diel, Peter ^a   Reuss, Wolfgang ^a   Aghayev, Emin ^a   Moulin, Patrick ^b   Röder, Christoph ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Balloon kyphoplasty; Health technology assessment; Osteoporosis; Registry; SWISSspine; Vertebral fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KYPHOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SURGEON; SWISSSPINE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOPLASTY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGISTRIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 78049241174     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.08.452     Document Type: Article

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