Randomized controlled trials in surgery: Comic opera no more?

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 243-244

  Kassell, Neal F ^a   Dumont, Aaron S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 33746228343     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.03.041     Document Type: Editorial

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