Publication Name	World Journal of Methodology
Manuscript ID	21994
Country	Australia

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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Study design in evidence-based surgery: What is the role of case-control studies?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Amy M Cao, Michael R Cox and Guy D Eslick
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Guy D Eslick, Professor, Discipline of Surgery, the University of Sydney, Nepean Hospital, Level 3, Clinical Building, P.O. Box 63, Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia. guy.eslick@sydney.edu.au
Key Words	Research studies; Case-control studies; Randomized clinical trials; Bias; Sample size
Core Tip	Case-control studies should be utilized more often in the surgical setting for research purposes. They offer many advantages to other study designs, especially when the option of conducting a randomized clinical trial may be impractical or not ethically feasible.
Publish Date	2016-03-18 09:50
Citation	Cao AM, Cox MR, Eslick GD. Study design in evidence-based surgery: What is the role of case-control studies? World J Methodol 2016; 6(1): 101-104
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2222-0682/full/v6/i1/101.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v6.i1.101

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