Commentary on an article by Michael D. Daubs, MD, et al.: "Clinical impression versus standardized questionnaire: The spinal surgeon's ability to assess psychological distress"

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 18, 2010, Pages

  Kang, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE SURGERY; SURGEON; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; SPINE; STANDARD; SURGERY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78650435837     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01347     Document Type: Note

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