Science in neurosurgery: The importance of the scientific method

Neurosurgery

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 687-691

  Wilkins, Robert H ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurosurgery; Science; Scientific method

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; NEUROSURGERY; RESEARCH; SCIENCE;

EID: 0031970075     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199804000-00001     Document Type: Review

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