Recruiting patients into randomized clinical trials in surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 307-308

  Blazeby, J M ^a  

^a Canynge Hall   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SURGERY;

HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84856450524     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7818     Document Type: Article

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