ASERNIP-S: International trend setting

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 853-858

  Maddern, Guy ^a,b,c   Boult, Margaret ^a   Ahern, Eleanor ^a   Babidge, Wendy ^a,b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c ASERNIP S   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer health information; Evidence based medicine; Surgery; Systematic review; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; COST CONTROL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; REGISTRIES; SAFETY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53549117699     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04679.x     Document Type: Review

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