Randomized controlled trials of epilepsy surgery

Epilepsia

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2003, Pages 38-43

  Wiebe, Samuel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Methods; Randomized controlled trials; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME;

EID: 0041914634     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.44.s7.9.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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