Evidence-Based medicine: What it is, what it isn't, and are we practicing it?

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 927-935

  Metzdorff, Mark T ^a  

^a Cardiovascular Surgical PLLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); ROBOTICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS;

EID: 84890096674     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182932bac     Document Type: Conference Paper

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