Methodologic requirements for assessing surgical procedures in current medical

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 229-233

  Jiménez, Rosa E ^a   Gutiérrez, Angela R ^a   Benitez, Iralys M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLINICOQUIRÚRGICO HERMANOS AMEIJEIRAS   (Cuba)

^b L No 1 Entre Ave de los M/T S   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; SURGERY;

BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 0041742496     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-002-6442-1     Document Type: Article

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