Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 264-267 , December 2009

Pearls and Pitfalls in Evidence Based Medicine: What We've Learned About Outcomes Research in Spine Surgery

  • Adam M. Pearson, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Adam M. Pearson, MD, MS, Department of Orthopaedics, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756
    • ,
  • James N. Weinstein, DO, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
    • Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH

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doi: 10.1053/j.semss.2009.08.010

Seminars in Spine Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 264-267 , December 2009

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