Randomized trials in surgery: How far have we come?

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 2-6

  Bederman, S Samuel ^a   Wright, James G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ARTICLE; ORTHOPEDICS;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84867914730     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.01627     Document Type: Review

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