Development of a composite endpoint for randomized controlled trials in pancreaticoduodenectomy

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1468-1475

  Coolsen, Marielle M E ^a   Clermonts, Stefan H E M ^a,b   Van Dam, Ronald M ^a   Winkens, Bjorn ^b   Malagó, Massimo ^c   Fusai, Giuseppe K ^c   Dejong, Cornelis H C ^a   Olde Damink, Steven W M ^a,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BIOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84902190637     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2421-y     Document Type: Article

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