Sample size matters: A guide for surgeons

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 601-605

  Guller, Ulrich ^a   Oertli, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PUBLICATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SURGEON;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICS; SURGERY;

EID: 23944454177     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-7921-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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