Measurement in surgical clinical research

Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 241-244

  Wright, J G ^a   McLeod, R S ^a   Lossing, A ^a   Walters, B C ^a   Hu, X ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL SCIENCE;

EID: 0029878311     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6060(96)80107-3     Document Type: Review

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