Clinical trials in orthopaedics research. Part II. Prioritization for randomized controlled clinical trials

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Katz, Jeffrey N ^a   Wright, James G ^b   Losina, Elena ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

EID: 79953891347     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.J.01039     Document Type: Article

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