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. 2004 Oct;1(1):e13.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0010013. Epub 2004 Oct 19.

The future of surgical research

Robert J Weil  1
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The future of surgical research

Robert J Weil. PLoS Med. 2004 Oct.

Abstract

Surgeons seem to love publishing case series, which are of limited usefulness. How can we encourage them to do randomized clinical trials?

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The author was formerly a member of the intramural research program of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke at the National Institutes of Health.

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Surgical research needs to move from case series to RCTs
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