Endoscopic surgery and evidence-based medicine;Cirugía endoscópica y medicina basada en la evidencia

Cirugia Espanola

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 209-214

  Targarona, E M ^a   Neugebauer, E M ^b   Garcia Caballero M ^c   Trias, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Biochemische und Experimentelle Abteilung   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Controled trials; Endoscopic surgery; Evidence based medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897586030     PISSN: 0009739X     EISSN: 1578147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-739X(01)71881-7     Document Type: Review

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