Use of Non-randomised Evidence Alongside Randomised Trials in a Systematic Review of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair: Strengths and Limitations

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-34

  Chambers, D ^a   Fayter, D ^a   Paton, F ^a   Woolacott, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysms; EVAR; Evidence synthesis; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 73749086405     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.09.010     Document Type: Review

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