Randomized controlled trials in pediatric surgery: Could we do better?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 556-559

  Curry, Joe I ^a   Reeves, Barnaby ^a   Stringer, Mark D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037390483     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2003.50121     Document Type: Article

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