A comparison of the colorectal surgical research across Europe, USA and Australasia

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1145-1151

  D'Souza, R ^a   Srinivasa, S ^a   Cribb, B ^a   Hill, L ^a   Hill, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Colorectal surgery; Research agenda; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; SURGICAL SCIENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALASIA; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EUROPE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865403800     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02852.x     Document Type: Article

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