Outcome methods used in clinical studies of Chiari malformation type I: A systematic review

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 262-272

  Greenberg, Jacob K ^a   Milner, Eric ^a   Yarbrough, Chester K ^a   Lipsey, Kim ^a   Piccirillo, Jay F ^a   Smyth, Matthew D ^a,b   Park, Tae Sung ^a,b   Limbrick, David D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment tools; Chiari malformation type I; Outcome methods; Systematic review; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DISABILITY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; AGE; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGE FACTORS; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84926080542     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2014.9.JNS14406     Document Type: Review

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