Evidence-based surgical practice: What is it and do we need it?

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1232-1235

  Kreder, Hans J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPETENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; SURGEON; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; SURGERY;

EID: 0032726725     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002689900654     Document Type: Article

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