What Evidence Underlies Clinical Practice in Paediatric Surgery? A Systematic Review Assessing Choice of Study Design

Benjamin Allin, Nicholas Aveyard, Timothy Campion-Smith, Eleanor Floyd, James Kimpton, Kate Swarbrick, Emma Williams, Marian Knight

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150864
Published: 2016-03-09
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Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0150864,
  title = {What Evidence Underlies Clinical Practice in Paediatric Surgery? A Systematic Review Assessing Choice of Study Design},
  author = {Benjamin Allin and Nicholas Aveyard and Timothy Campion-Smith and Eleanor Floyd and James Kimpton and Kate Swarbrick and Emma Williams and Marian Knight},
  year = {2016},
  journal = {PLOS ONE},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0150864},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150864}
}

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TI  - What Evidence Underlies Clinical Practice in Paediatric Surgery? A Systematic Review Assessing Choice of Study Design
AU  - Benjamin Allin
AU  - Nicholas Aveyard
AU  - Timothy Campion-Smith
AU  - Eleanor Floyd
AU  - James Kimpton
AU  - Kate Swarbrick
AU  - Emma Williams
AU  - Marian Knight
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Allin, B., Aveyard, N., Campion-Smith, T., Floyd, E., Kimpton, J., Swarbrick, K., Williams, E., & Knight, M. (2016). What Evidence Underlies Clinical Practice in Paediatric Surgery? A Systematic Review Assessing Choice of Study Design. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150864

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