Lumbar disc herniation in the spine patient outcomes research trial: Does educational attainment impact outcome?

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 26, 2011, Pages 2324-2332

  Olson, Patrick R ^a   Lurie, Jon D ^a,b,d   Frymoyer, John ^c   Walsh, Thomas ^b   Zhao, Wenyan ^a,b   Morgan, Tamara S ^a,b   Abdu, William A ^a,d   Weinstein, James N ^a,b,d  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical trial; education; lumbar disc herniation; patient outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOCICEPTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 83255170819     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31820bfb9a     Document Type: Article

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