Evidence-Based Medicine in Neurosurgery—Other Side of the Coin?

Abrar Ahad Wani; Arif Hussain Sarmast

doi:10.1055/s-0039-1688729

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2019; 08(01): 001-005
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1688729

Editorial

Neurological Surgeons' Society of India

Evidence-Based Medicine in Neurosurgery—Other Side of the Coin?

Abrar Ahad Wani

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, J&K, India

,

Arif Hussain Sarmast

¹Department of Neurosurgery, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, J&K, India

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