Surgical care - how can new evidence be applied to clinical practice?

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 2-4

  Kehlet, Henrik ^a   Wilmore, Douglas W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAINING;

COLORECTAL SURGERY; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERIOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 73049114696     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.02077.x     Document Type: Editorial

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