How to appraise a prognostic study

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 567-569

  Mak, Kenneth ^a   Cheng, Kiong Kum ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b GLENEAGLES HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EVALUATION STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 23944522604     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-7914-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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