The end of the one-eyed surgeon? Time for more randomised controlled trials of surgical procedures
Watson, A.; Frizelle, F.
New Zealand Medical Journal 117(1203): U1096
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-8446 PMID: 15477920 Document Number: 582575
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