Survey of the impact of randomised clinical trials on surgical practice in France

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-94

  Millat, Bertrand ^a,b   Fingerhut, Abe ^a   Flamant, Yves ^a   Hay, Jean Marie ^a   Fagniez, Pierre Louis ^a   Farah, Alain ^a   Duron, Jean Jacques ^a   Courchevel, Jean Marie ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FRANCE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; SURGERY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SURGERY;

EID: 0032808651     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110241599750007243     Document Type: Article

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