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Published in: European Spine Journal 2/2013

01-02-2013 | Yearly European Spine Journal Review

The Michel Benoist and Robert Mulholland yearly European Spine Journal Review

A survey of the “surgical and research” articles in the European Spine Journal, 2012

Author: Robert C. Mulholland

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 2/2013

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It is a great pleasure to once again have the opportunity of drawing attention to readers of the European Spine Journal, papers and reviews that I have found most interesting during the year. Inevitably such a selection is a very personal one, and many very excellent contributions will not be mentioned. The European Journal is now truly international. Some 136 papers are from Europe, but 147 are from the rest of the world. Every European country is represented. Although China (35), USA (27) and Japan (34) dominate the non-European contributions, the remaining 51 papers are from 16 other non-European countries. EuroSpine—the Spine Society of Europe is very committed to education with the hope in time that a spinal speciality will be recognized as an independent specialty in Europe, and the Society will create a Diploma, which aspiring spinal surgeons will aim to acquire. The Journal by being so international will play an important role in the educational process. …
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Metadata
Title
The Michel Benoist and Robert Mulholland yearly European Spine Journal Review
A survey of the “surgical and research” articles in the European Spine Journal, 2012
Author
Robert C. Mulholland
Publication date
01-02-2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Spine Journal / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-012-2630-3

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