Orthopaedic trial networks

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 97-100

  Rangan, Amar ^a   Brealey, Stephen ^b   Carr, Andrew ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGISTER; REVIEW; STUDY DESIGN; SURGEON; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONNEL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 84866939039     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.L.00241     Document Type: Review

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