Using the modified Delphi method to establish a new Chinese clinical consensus of the treatments for cervical radiculopathy

European Spine Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1116-1126

  Zang, Lei ^a   Fan, Ning ^a   Hai, Yong ^a   Lu, S B ^a   Su, Q J ^a   Yang, J C ^a   Du, Peng ^a   Gao, Y J ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cervical radiculopathy; Consensus; Delphi; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE IMPLANT; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CONSENSUS; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DELPHI STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK IMMOBILIZATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHINA; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; RADICULOPATHY;

CHINA; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 84930275072     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-015-3856-7     Document Type: Article

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