Observational research in the evidence based environment: Eclipsed by the randomised controlled trial?

Heart

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 101-102

  Stables, Rod H ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY STENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVATION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0036155875     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.87.2.101     Document Type: Short Survey

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