The shunt design trial: Variation in surgical experience did not influence shunt survival

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 283-287

  Kestle, John ^a   Milner, R ^b   Drake, J ^c  

^a PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Learning; Randomized clinical trial; Timing of surgical trials; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VALVE;

EID: 0032854962     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000028812     Document Type: Article

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