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. 1996 Apr;119(4):473-5.

doi: 10.1016/s0039-6060(96)80150-4.

Observational studies as alternatives to randomized clinical trials in surgical clinical research

X Hu¹, J G Wright, R S McLeod, A Lossing, B C Walters

Affiliations

PMID: 8644015
DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6060(96)80150-4

Review

Observational studies as alternatives to randomized clinical trials in surgical clinical research

X Hu et al. Surgery. 1996 Apr.

. 1996 Apr;119(4):473-5.

doi: 10.1016/s0039-6060(96)80150-4.

Authors

X Hu¹, J G Wright, R S McLeod, A Lossing, B C Walters

Affiliation

¹ Clinical Epidemiology Group, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 8644015
DOI: 10.1016/s0039-6060(96)80150-4

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