A moderated journal club is more effective than an Internet journal club in teaching critical appraisal skills: results of a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

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Published in J Am Coll Surg on October 29, 2010

Authors

Robin S McLeod1, Helen M MacRae, Margaret E McKenzie, J Charles Victor, Karen J Brasel, Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery Steering Committee

Author Affiliations

1: Division of General Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada. rmcleod@mtsinai.on.ca

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