Developing a research agenda for the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons: Results of a Delphi approach

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 898-905

  Burt, Caroline G ^a   Cima, Robert R ^b   Koltun, Walter A ^c   Littlejohn, Charles E ^d   Ricciardi, Rocco ^e   Temple, Larissa K ^f   Rothenberger, David A ^g   Baxter, Nancy N ^a,h  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d STAMFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colorectal surgery; Delphi method; Research agenda

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONSENSUS; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; SURGEON; DELPHI STUDY; RESEARCH;

COLORECTAL SURGERY; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 67651162066     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181a0b358     Document Type: Article

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