Value of updating a systematic review in surgery using individual patient data

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 495-499

  McCormack, K ^a   Grant, A ^a   Scott, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PAIN; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DATA COLLECTION; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; META-ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECURRENCE; REVIEW LITERATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842856021     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4467     Document Type: Review

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