In Response: From Manchikanti et al

Pain Physician

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Manchikanti, Laxmaiah ^a   Gupta, Sanjeeva ^b   Benyamin, Ramsin ^c   Munglani, Rajesh ^d   Datta, Sukdeb ^e   Hirsch, Joshua A ^f,g  

^a NHS Foundation Trust ^*  (United States)

^b BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c Millennium Pain Center   (United States)

^d BUPA Hospitals   (United Kingdom)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^g UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LETTER; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 79251548869     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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