Development of a self-administered questionnaire to screen patients for cervical myelopathy
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Development of a self-administered questionnaire to screen patients for cervical myelopathy
BACKGROUND In primary care, it is often difficult to diagnose cervical myelopathy. However, a delay in treatment could cause irreversible aftereffects. With a brief and effective self-administered questionnaire for cervical myelopathy, cervical myelopathy may be screened more easily and oversight may be avoided. As there is presently no screening tool for cervical myelopathy, the aim of this st...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-268