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. 2023 Sep 21;12(9):598-600.
doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.129.BJR-2023-0232.

Decision-making in surgical study designs: a proposed decision algorithm to aid in the selection of an appropriate research study design for a given surgical intervention: the PERFECT tool

A H R W Simpson  1   2 , Navnit S Makaram  1   2 , Ewen Harrison  3 , John Norrie  4
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Decision-making in surgical study designs: a proposed decision algorithm to aid in the selection of an appropriate research study design for a given surgical intervention: the PERFECT tool

A H R W Simpson et al. Bone Joint Res. .

Abstract

Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2023;12(9):598–600.

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