The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 328-329 , April 2010

Thresholds for Health-related Quality of Life measures: reality testing

  • Steven D. Glassman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 210 East Gray Street, Ste 1003, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
    • Norton Leatherman Spine Center, 210 East Gray St, Ste 900, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Norton Leatherman Spine Center, 210 East Gray St, Ste 900, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. Tel.: (502) 584-7525; fax: (502) 584-6851.
    • ,
  • Leah Y. Carreon, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Norton Leatherman Spine Center, 210 East Gray St, Ste 900, Louisville, KY 40202, USA

Received 11 December 2009 ,Accepted 25 December 2009.

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 FDA device/drug status: not applicable.

 Author disclosures: SDG (royalties, Medtronic; consulting, Medtronic; trips/travel, Medtronic; research: staff/materials, Medtronic, NortonHealthcare; grants, NortonHealthcare Community Trust Fund; fellowship support, NortonHealthcare); LYC (trips/travel, Medtronic Sofamor Danek).

PII: S1529-9430(10)00010-0

doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.12.026

The Spine Journal
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 328-329 , April 2010

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