Inconsistencies between abstracts and manuscripts in published studies about lumbar Spine surgery

Spine

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 841-845

  Lehmen, Jeff A ^a,b   Deering, Rachel M ^a   Simpson, Andrew K ^a,b   Carrier, Charles S ^b   Bono, Christopher M ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

abstracts; accuracy; lumbar spine surgery; randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR SPINE SURGERY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SPINE SURGERY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; QUALITY CONTROL; SPINAL DISEASES;

HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PUBLICATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 84899929874     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000290     Document Type: Review

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