Advancing surgical research in a sea of complexity

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 252, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 711-714

  O'Sullivan, Gerald C ^a  

^a MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VIRTUAL REALITY; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC;

EID: 78349263860     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181f98773     Document Type: Conference Paper

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