Surgical innovation or surgical evolution: An ethical and practical guide to handling novel neurosurgical procedures

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 2-7

  Bernstein, Mark ^a,b   Bampoe, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Institutional review board; Novel therapy; Surgical innovation

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; ETHICS; MEDICAL ETHICS; NEUROSURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0347624013     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.100.1.0002     Document Type: Review

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