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

Overview

Journal Bone Joint Res

Date 2023 Sep 21

PMID 37732814

Authors

A H R W Simpson

Navnit S Makaram

Ewen Harrison

John Norrie

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