Evidence-based decision making at the core of orthopaedic practice

Bone and Joint Journal

Volumn 96 B, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1000-1001

  Griffin, X L ^a,b   Haddad, F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; PLACEBO;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 84906346368     PISSN: 20494394     EISSN: 20494408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.96B8.34614     Document Type: Editorial

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