Have referral patterns for vertebroplasty changed since publication of the placebo-controlled trials?

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 647-648

  Luetmer, M T ^a   Kallmes, David F ^b  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; PHYSICIAN; PUBLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PLACEBOS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; VERTEBROPLASTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954549241     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2371     Document Type: Article

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