"overviews" should meet the methodological standards of systematic reviews

European Spine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 480-

  Kovacs, Francisco M ^a,e   Urrútia, Gerard ^b,c,e   Alarcón, José Domingo ^d,e  

^a Fundacion Kovacs   (Spain)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE SANT PAU IIB SANT PAU   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD SURCOLOMBIANA   (Colombia)

^e Red Española de Investigadores en Dolencias de la Espalda REIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS;

DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS;

EID: 84893823097     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-013-2996-x     Document Type: Letter

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