Users' guide to the surgical literature: Self-audit and practice appraisal for surgeons

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-62

  Birch, Daniel W ^a,d   Goldsmith, Charles H ^a   Tandan, Ved ^a,b   Archibald, Stuart ^a,b   Bhandari, Mohit ^a   Hong, Dennis ^a   Miller, John D ^a,b   Simunovic, Marko ^a,c   Thoma, Achilleas ^a   Urschel, John ^a   Cornacchi, Sylvie ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEDICAL AUDIT; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; SURGEON; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARD; SURGERY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SURGERY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 14744273911     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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