The IDEAL stages of surgical innovation: distinguishing the development and exploration stages

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¹ Department of Urology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States; Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States. Electronic address: p.dahm@urology.ufl.edu.
² Department of Urology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States.

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Philipp Dahm et al. Contemp Clin Trials. 2014 Mar.

. 2014 Mar;37(2):176-7.

doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2013.12.005. Epub 2013 Dec 27.

¹ Department of Urology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States; Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States. Electronic address: p.dahm@urology.ufl.edu.
² Department of Urology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, United States.

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Keywords: IDEAL guidelines; Study design; Surgical innovation.

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