Collective wisdom and decision making in surgical oncology

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 230-236

  Robson, N ^a   Rew, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crowdsourcing; Delphi process; Surgical oncology; Wisdom of crowds

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DELPHI STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEAMWORK;

DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 76449093050     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2010.01.002     Document Type: Review

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