An outcome measure of functionality and quality of life in patients with cervical myelopathy

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Azimi, Parisa ^a   Rezaei, Omidvar ^a   Montazeri, Ali ^b  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Spinal cord diseases; Validation studies as topic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER FUNCTION; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; CERVICAL SPINE; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; IRAN; JAPANESE ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION CERVICAL MYELOPATHY EVALUATION; JAPANESE ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION SCORE; LOWER EXTREMITY FUNCTIONAL SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 84901832545     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: 20741812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.8102     Document Type: Article

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