Development of a documentation instrument for the conservative treatment of spinal disorders in the International Spine Registry, Spine Tango

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 369-379

  Kessler, J T ^a   Melloh, M ^b   Zweig, Thomas ^c   Aghayev, E ^c   Roder C ^c  

^a Center for Osteopathy Zürich   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Neck pain; Outcome measures; Registry; Spine Tango; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DELPHI STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NECK PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE SURGERY; SPINE TANGO CONSERVATIVE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 79955942248     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1474-y     Document Type: Article

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