Methodological quality of randomised controlled trials comparing short-term results of laparoscopic and conventional colorectal resection

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1369-1376

  Schwenk, Wolfgang ^a   Haase, Oliver ^a   Günther, Nina ^a   Neudecker, Jens ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Methodological quality; Randomised controlled trials; Scores

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34648825813     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-007-0318-7     Document Type: Article

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