Answer to the letter to the editor of F. M. Kovacs et al. entitled "overviews should meet the methodological standards of systematic reviews" concerning "the evidence on surgical interventions for low back disorders, an overview of systematic reviews" by Wilco C.H. Jacobs et al.; Eur Spine J, doi:10.1007/s00586-013-2823-4.
Department of Neurosurgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands, w.c.h.jacobs@lumc.nl.
Wilco C H
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Jacobs
Sidney M
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Rubinstein
Paul C
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Willems
Wouter A
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Moojen
Ferran
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Pellisé
F Cumhur
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Öner
Wilco C
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Peul
Maurits W
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van Tulder
D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery*; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000601:surgery*