Evidence-based neurosurgery

Neurosurgery

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 36-47

  Haines, Stephen J ^a   Hodge, Charles J ^a   Chakrabarti, Indro ^a   Preston Martin, Susan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HISTORY; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0037232242     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-200301000-00004     Document Type: Review

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