title: Practical tips for surgical research: Research questions, hypotheses and objectives.
authors.affiliation: McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., Canada.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Farrugia
authors.forename: Bradley A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Petrisor
authors.forename: Forough
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Farrokhyar
authors.forename: Mohit
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhandari
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic