On the need for evidence-based surgery

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-8

  O'Flynn, Kieran J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLPOSUSPENSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; PROSTATECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT SURVEY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033057065     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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