Time for a new approach to case reports

International Journal of Surgery Case Reports

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-3

  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

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL;

CASE STUDY; DATA BASE; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; LEARNING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 77957264415     PISSN: 22102612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2010.04.001     Document Type: Editorial

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