What Evidence Underlies Clinical Practice in Paediatric Surgery? A Systematic Review Assessing Choice of Study Design

Benjamin Allin; Nicholas Aveyard; Timothy Campion-Smith; Eleanor Floyd; James Kimpton; Kate Swarbrick; Emma Williams; Marian Knight

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0150864

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What Evidence Underlies Clinical Practice in Paediatric Surgery? A Systematic Review Assessing Choice of Study Design

Benjamin Allin ,

* E-mail: benjaminallin@doctors.org.uk

Affiliations National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Oxford, United Kingdom, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Oxford Children’s Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Nicholas Aveyard ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Nicholas Aveyard, Timothy Campion-Smith, Eleanor Floyd, James Kimpton, Kate Swarbrick, Emma Williams

Affiliation University of Oxford Medical School, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Timothy Campion-Smith ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Nicholas Aveyard, Timothy Campion-Smith, Eleanor Floyd, James Kimpton, Kate Swarbrick, Emma Williams

Affiliation University of Oxford Medical School, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Eleanor Floyd ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Nicholas Aveyard, Timothy Campion-Smith, Eleanor Floyd, James Kimpton, Kate Swarbrick, Emma Williams

Affiliation Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust, Reading, United Kingdom
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James Kimpton ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Nicholas Aveyard, Timothy Campion-Smith, Eleanor Floyd, James Kimpton, Kate Swarbrick, Emma Williams

Affiliation University of Oxford Medical School, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Kate Swarbrick ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Nicholas Aveyard, Timothy Campion-Smith, Eleanor Floyd, James Kimpton, Kate Swarbrick, Emma Williams

Affiliations Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust, Reading, United Kingdom, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Emma Williams ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Nicholas Aveyard, Timothy Campion-Smith, Eleanor Floyd, James Kimpton, Kate Swarbrick, Emma Williams

Affiliations Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust, Reading, United Kingdom, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Marian Knight

Affiliation National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Oxford, United Kingdom
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What Evidence Underlies Clinical Practice in Paediatric Surgery? A Systematic Review Assessing Choice of Study Design

Benjamin Allin,
Nicholas Aveyard,
Timothy Campion-Smith,
Eleanor Floyd,
James Kimpton,
Kate Swarbrick,
Emma Williams,
Marian Knight

Published: March 9, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150864

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