title: Users' guide to the surgical literature. How to assess a randomized controlled trial in surgery.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Outcomes Research Centre, Department of Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont. athoma@mcmaster.ca
authors.forename: Achilleas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thoma
authors.forename: Forough
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Farrokhyar
authors.forename: Mohit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhandari
authors.forename: Ved
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tandan
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D013502:General Surgery / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design