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. 2012 Nov;215(5):722-30.
doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.06.018. Epub 2012 Jul 21.

Do surgical trials meet the scientific standards for clinical trials?

Danielle M Wenner  1 , Baruch A Brody, Anna F Jarman, Jacob M Kolman, Nelda P Wray, Carol M Ashton
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Do surgical trials meet the scientific standards for clinical trials?

Danielle M Wenner et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Nov.
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Review strategy and yield for trials of invasive therapeutic procedures for myocardial infarction
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