Limits of evidence-based surgery

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 606-609

  Slim, Karem ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PUBLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SURGERY;

EID: 23944470180     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-7922-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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