Systematic review of the methodological and reporting quality of case series in surgery

The British journal of surgery

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1253-1258

  Agha, R A ^a,b   Fowler, A J ^b   Lee, S Y ^c   Gundogan, B ^d   Whitehurst, K ^d   Sagoo, H K ^e   Jeong, K J L ^f   Altman, D G ^g   Orgill, D P ^h  

^a BALLIOL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^h HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; STANDARDS; SURGERY;

COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84983430015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10235     Document Type: Review

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