Time for a new approach to case reports

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 330-332

  Agha, Riaz ^a   Rosin, R David ^b  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL;

EDITORIAL; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGERY; UTERUS TRANSPLANTATION; GENERAL SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; TRENDS;

GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 77955138236     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2010.05.003     Document Type: Editorial

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