Low Quality of Evidence for Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy: Results of a Systematic Review of the Published Literature

European Urology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 930-937

  Kang, Diana C ^a   Hardee, Miranda J ^b   Fesperman, Susan F ^a   Stoffs, Taryn L ^a   Dahm, Philipp ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Prostatectomy; Publishing standards; Research design standards

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACT REPORT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL STUDY; EMBASE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; ROBOTICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; ROBOTICS;

EID: 77951526661     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2010.01.034     Document Type: Article

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