Issues in surgical randomized controlled trials

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1210-1214

  McLeod, Robin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGEON;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0032750122     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002689900649     Document Type: Article

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