The conventional wisdom and the activities of the middle range

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 78, Issue 929, 2005, Pages 381-383

  Munro, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICIAN; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOSURGERY; STANDARDIZATION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 18844385703     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/19582409     Document Type: Article

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