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Randomized trials remain scarce in the ®eld of digestive surgical investigation because they present unique features and problems 1 .This study was a review of randomized trials in the ®eld of digestive surgery to assess the evolution in Europe over the past decade. Materials and methodsA comprehensive computerized search was conducted in three databases (Medline, Embase and the Cochrane Library) between 1 January 1990 and 31 December 1999.A manual search was also performed in the past six issues of 14 major

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MedicineRandomized controlled trialAuditGeneral surgerySurgeryAccounting

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Year
2000
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article
Volume
87
Issue
11
Pages
1585-1586
Citations
16
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K. Slim, M. Haugh, P L Fagniez et al. (2000). Ten-year audit of randomized trials in digestive surgery from Europe. British journal of surgery , 87 (11) , 1585-1586. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2168.2000.01561.x

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10.1046/j.1365-2168.2000.01561.x