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. 2011 Feb;2(1):7-10.
doi: 10.1055/s-0030-1267080.

Loss to follow-up

Joseph R Dettori  1
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Loss to follow-up

Joseph R Dettori. Evid Based Spine Care J. 2011 Feb.
No abstract available

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Hypothetical example of patients lost to follow-up in a randomized controlled trial.
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Hypothetical example of the effect of loss to follow-up considering a worst-case scenario. ADR indicates artificial disc replacement; ASD, adjacent segment disease.
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