The bandwagon effect

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 787-794

  Rikkers, Layton F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGEON; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FORECASTING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESEARCH; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036835503     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1091-255X(02)00054-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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