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Nonexperimental Data Systems in Surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Leslie L. Roos
Leslie L. Roos
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University of Manitoba
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This article reviews nonexperimental data bases, emphasizing the present uses and future opportunities of routinely collected information. Data bases are discussed in terms of appropriate research designs. Possibilities for expanding available information through new data collection and through record linkage are stressed. The relationship of nonexperimental data systems to randomized trials and to clinical decision-making is examined.

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Special Section: Technology Assessment and Surgical Policy
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , July 1989 , pp. 341 - 356
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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