Evidence level of individual studies: a proposed framework for surgical research.
Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora 80045, USA. Angela.sauaia@ucdenver.edu
Angela
A
Sauaia
Ernest E
EE
Moore
Jennifer L
JL
Crebs
Ronald V
RV
Maier
David B
DB
Hoyt
Steven R
SR
Shackford
D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011050:Policy Making; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States