New interventional procedures

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7456, 2004, Pages 3-4

  Dent, Tom ^a   Wortley, Sally ^a   Campbell, Bruce ^a  

^a Natl Inst for Clinical Excellence   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SKILL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042810220     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7456.3     Document Type: Editorial

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