Methodology of the guidelines for the management of acute cervical Spine and spinal cord injuries

Neurosurgery

Volumn 72, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages 17-21

  Walters, Beverly C ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Guidelines methodology; Practice guideline methodology; Practice parameter development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEUROSURGERY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84874383105     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e318276ed9a     Document Type: Article

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