Randomized, controlled trials: Is there a role for them in surgery?

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 244, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 684-685

  McLeod, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOXIC MEGACOLON; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; PERIODICALS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SURGERY;

EID: 33750329642     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000243593.93571.98     Document Type: Editorial

References (4)

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4. Shikata S, Nakayama T, Noguchi Y, et al. Comparison of effects in randomized controlled trials with observational studies in digestive surgery. Ann Surg. 2006;244. In press.