Surgeons' experience and interaction effect in randomized controlled trials regarding new surgical procedures

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 108.e1-108.e6

  Roman, Horace ^a,b   Marpeau, Loïc ^b   Hulsey, Thomas C ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

confounding variables; interaction effect; laparoscopic hysterectomy; randomized controlled trial; vaginal hysterectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 47949095075     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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