Evidence-based surgery

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-16

  Meakins, Jonathan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EVIDENCE-BASED SURGICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SURGERY;

EID: 31344478521     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2005.10.004     Document Type: Review

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