Erratum: Department of veterans affairs cooperative studies program network of dedicated enrollment sites: Implications for surgical trials (JAMA Surgery (2014) DOI:10.1001/jamasurg.2013.4150);Department of veterans affairs cooperative studies program network of dedicated enrollment sites: Implications for surgical trials

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 507-513

  Bakaeen, Faisal G ^a,b   Reda, Domenic J ^c   Gelijns, Annetine C ^d   Cornwell, Lorraine ^a   Omer, Shuab ^a   Al Jurdi, Rayan ^e   Kougias, Panos ^a   Anaya, Daniel ^a   Berger, David H ^a   Huang, Grant D ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NETWORK OF DEDICATED ENROLLMENT SITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SUPPORT GROUP; VETERANS HEALTH; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COOPERATION; GOVERNMENT; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84903287203     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.4150     Document Type: Erratum

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