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Karen Dickinson

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
DepartmentSurgery, College of Medicine
DivisionSurgery Administration
Address324 UAMS Campus Dr.
Mail Slot # 520
Little Rock AR 72205
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0001-9524-8401 Additional info
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    Collapse Biography 
    Collapse Leadership and Administrative Roles
    Director of IPE Simulation and Clinical Skills Training
    Surgical Director, American college of Surgeons Accredited Educational Institute
    Associate Medical Director, UAMS Centers for Simulation Education

    Collapse awards and honors
    2022Linnea Hauge PhD, Promising Educational Scholar Award, Association of Surgical Education
    2024Educational Research Award, UAMS

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    1. Dickinson K. Simulation and surgical education-An introduction to a special series. Surgery. 2025 Apr; 180:109100. PMID: 39798178.
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    2. Purdy AC, Amersi F, Calhoun KE, Tolles J, Dauphine C, Neville AL, Salcedo ES, Dickinson KJ, Han AY, Smith BR, Roy M, Joppru KT, Frey ES, Poola VP, Fleischman RJ, Mudgway R, Wexner SD, de Virgilio C. Association of residency application data with subsequent general surgery residency graduate performance. Surgery. 2025 Apr; 180:109057. PMID: 39742717.
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    3. Ugarte R, de Virgilio C, Purdy AC, Tolles J, Fleischman RJ, Singer G, Smith BR, Amersi F, Roy M, Jarman BT, Han AY, Dickinson KJ, Salcedo ES, Frey ES, Poola VP, Wu E, Cryer C, Lewis C, Calhoun KE. Correlation Between Medical School Performance and Receiving Awards in General Surgery Residency. J Surg Educ. 2024 Dec; 81(12):103250. PMID: 39437651.
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    4. Cook J, de Virgilio C, Purdy A, Poola VP, Tolles J, Smith B, Simms E, Calhoun KE, Jarman B, Salcedo ES, Frey E, Wu E, Agopian V, Cryer C, Fleischman R, Dickinson KJ, Roy M, Han A, Amersi F. Association of Residency Applicants' Hobbies and Subsequent Technical Proficiency Ratings as General Surgery Chief Residents: A Multi-Institutional Study. J Surg Educ. 2024 Mar; 81(3):339-343. PMID: 38302298.
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    5. Caldwell KE, Clanahan JM, Klingensmith ME, Wise PE, Awad MM, Dickinson KJ. National ABSITE Preparation Practices: A Survey of General Surgery Residency Program Directors. J Surg Educ. 2024 01; 81(1):56-63. PMID: 38036385.
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    6. Cate G, Barnes CL, Dickinson KJ. Simulation training to retool practicing orthopedic surgeons is rare. Global Surg Educ. 2023; 2(1):57. PMID: 38013868.
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    7. Cate G, C Lowry Barnes, Dickinson KJ. Simulation training to retool practicing orthopedic surgeons is rare. Global surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education. 2023.
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    8. Cate G, Barnes J, Cherney S, Stambough J, Bumpass D, C Lowry Barnes, Dickinson KJ. Current status of virtual reality simulation education for orthopedic residents: the need for a change in focus. Global surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education. 2023.
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    9. Cate G, Barnes J, Cherney S, Stambough J, Bumpass D, Barnes CL, Dickinson KJ. Current status of virtual reality simulation education for orthopedic residents: the need for a change in focus. Global Surg Educ. 2023; 2(1):46. PMID: 38013875.
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    10. Dickinson KJ, Ward WL, Minarcin R, Trudeau C, Neill KK. An interprofessional medical malpractice mock trial: event evolution and assessment of efficacy. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation. 2023.
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    11. Caballero A, de Gravelles P, Johnson S, Neill KK, Hill T, Dickinson KJ. The role of health literacy in simulation education: needs assessment and call to action. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation. 2023.
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    12. Purdy AC, Smith BR, Amersi F, Calhoun KE, Tolles J, Dauphine C, Holloway J, Roy M, Jarman BT, Han AY, Neville AL, Dickinson KJ, Salcedo ES, Shields Frey E, Poola VP, Murayama KM, Chen F, Wu E, Fleischman RJ, de Virgilio C. Characteristics Associated With Outstanding General Surgery Residency Graduate Performance, as Rated by Surgical Educators. JAMA Surg. 2022 10 01; 157(10):918-924. PMID: 35947371.
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    13. Dickinson KJ, Hill T, Johnson S, Orfanos M, Casavechia J, Glasgow M, Neill KK. Simulated patient perceptions of telesimulation education. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation. 2022.
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    14. Spond M, Ussery V, Warr A, Dickinson KJ. Adapting to Major Disruptions to the Learning Environment: Strategies and Lessons Learnt During a Global Pandemic. Medical Science Educator. 2022.
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    15. Spond M, Ussery V, Warr A, Dickinson KJ. Adapting to Major Disruptions to the Learning Environment: Strategies and Lessons Learnt During a Global Pandemic. Med Sci Educ. 2022 Oct; 32(5):1173-1182. PMID: 36105522.
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    16. Purdy AC, Smith BR, Amersi F, Calhoun KE, Tolles J, Dauphine C, Holloway J, Roy M, Jarman BT, Han AY, Neville AL, Dickinson KJ, Salcedo ES, Shields Frey E, Poola VP, Murayama KM, Chen F, Wu E, Fleischman RJ, de Virgilio C. Characteristics Associated With Outstanding General Surgery Residency Graduate Performance, as Rated by Surgical Educators. JAMA Surgery. 2022.
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    17. Rasic G, Dickinson KJ, Reyna C, Nahmias J, Diego EJ, Crandall M, Mulcahey MK, Pei KY. Navigating the challenges of diversity in a mentoring relationship: reflections from a webinar series. Global surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education. 2022.
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    18. Dickinson KJ, Racher ML, Jackman K, McCallie T, Marino K, Langford T, Mustain WC. Surgical Residents' Perception of Multi-Specialty Learning. J Surg Educ. 2022 Nov-Dec; 79(6):1363-1378. PMID: 35902349.
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    19. Balogh JG, Dickinson KJ, Mhyre JM. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Obstetric Patients: A New Era. Anesth Analg. 2022 08 01; 135(2):264-267. PMID: 35839497.
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    20. Dickinson KJ, Kimbrough MK, Young A, Goddard C, Urban K, Kalkwarf KJ, Bhavaraju A, Margolick J. An Educational Module to Teach Interprofessional Learner Feedback Skills for Trauma Simulation Events. World J Surg. 2022 07; 46(7):1602-1608. PMID: 35397676.
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    21. Dickinson KJ, Kimbrough MK, Young A, Goddard C, Urban K, Kalkwarf KJ, Bhavaraju A, Margolick J. The community of inquiry framework for virtual team-to-team debriefings during interprofessional trauma simulations. Global Surg Educ. 2022; 1(1):11. PMID: 38624909.
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    22. Dickinson KJ, Kimbrough MK, Young A, Goddard C, Urban K, Kalkwarf KJ, Bhavaraju A, Margolick JF. The community of inquiry framework for virtual team-to-team debriefings during interprofessional trauma simulations. Global surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education. 2022.
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    23. Dickinson KJ, Caldwell KE, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Awad MM, Olasky J, Tan S, Winer JH, Pei KY. Perceptions and behaviors of learner engagement with virtual educational platforms. Am J Surg. 2022 07; 224(1 Pt B):371-374. PMID: 35184816.
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    24. Caldwell KE, Klingensmith ME, Wise PE, Dickinson KJ. ABSITE preparation: what do we know?. Global surgical Education - Journal of the Association for Surgical Education. 2022.
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    25. Holland A, deGravelles P, Knight D, Dickinson K, Neill K, Morris D, Ward W. The Haunted House Experience: Developing a Home Health Assessment Training Utilizing an Interprofessional, Interinstitutional Virtual Simulation. J Allied Health. 2022; 51(2):e65-e69. PMID: 35640300.
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    26. Affi Koprowski M, Dickinson KJ, Johnson-Mann CN, Godfrey M, Diego EJ, Crandall M, Pei KY. Cross-mentorship: A Unique Lens Into the Realities and Challenges of Diversity in Surgery. Ann Surg. 2022 01 01; 275(1):e6-e7. PMID: 34520426.
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    27. Dickinson KJ, Caldwell KE, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Awad MM, Tan S, Winer JH, Pei KY. Assessing learner engagement with virtual educational events: Development of the Virtual In-Class Engagement Measure (VIEM). Am J Surg. 2021 12; 222(6):1044-1049. PMID: 34602277.
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    28. Purdy AC, de Virgilio C, Kaji AH, Shields Frey E, Lee-Kong S, Inaba K, Gauvin JM, Neville AL, Donahue TR, Smith BR, Salcedo ES, Calhoun KE, Poola VP, Namm JP, Spain DA, Dickinson KJ, Tanner T, Wolfe M, Amersi F. Factors Associated With General Surgery Residents' Operative Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Surg. 2021 08 01; 156(8):767-774. PMID: 33929493.
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    29. Dickinson KJ, Bass BL, Pei KY. Medical students' perception of what embodies an effective surgeon educator. Am J Surg. 2022 Jan; 223(1):64-70. PMID: 34325912.
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    30. Dickinson KJ, Bass BL, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Pei KY. Independent Operating by General Surgery Residents: An ACS-NSQIP Analysis. J Surg Educ. 2021 Nov-Dec; 78(6):2001-2010. PMID: 33879397.
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    31. Purnell SM, Bass BL, Benavides B, Martinez S, McNeil SG, Dickinson KJ. Template for a program tailored ACS/APDS phase 1 curriculum: From needs assessment to implementation. Am J Surg. 2022 Feb; 223(2):257-265. PMID: 33838868.
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    32. Dickinson KJ, Sachdeva AK, Bass BL. It's OK to Ask for Help: Destigmatizing Mentoring for Junior Surgeons. Ann Surg. 2021 02 01; 273(2):e52-e54. PMID: 32568747.
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    33. Shellito AD, de Virgilio C, Kaji AH, Harrington DW, Robertson JM, Zern NK, Spain DA, Dickinson KJ, Smink DS, Cho NL, Donahue T, Aarons CB, Namm JP, Amersi F, Tanner TN, Frey ES, Jarman BT, Smith BR, Gauvin JM, Brasel KJ, Salcedo ES, Murayama K, Poola VP, Mpinga E, Inaba K, Calhoun KE. A multi-institutional study assessing general surgery faculty teaching evaluations. Am J Surg. 2021 08; 222(2):334-340. PMID: 33388134.
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    34. Dickinson KJ, Bass BL, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Pei KY. Public perceptions of general surgery resident training and assessment. Surgery. 2021 Apr; 169(4):830-836. PMID: 33243485.
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    35. Purnell SM, Pei KY, Tilton J, Bloom A, Dickinson K, Zheng F. Utilizing Change Management Theory to Optimize Resources and Reduce Supply Chain Costs. Am Surg. 2023 02; 89(2):325-327. PMID: 33170032.
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    36. Dickinson KJ, Bass BL, Pei KY. Public Perceptions of General Surgery Residency Training. J Surg Educ. 2021 May-Jun; 78(3):717-727. PMID: 33160942.
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    37. Dickinson KJ, Bass BL, Nguyen DT, Graviss EA, Pei KY. Public Perception of General Surgery Resident Autonomy and Supervision. J Am Coll Surg. 2021 01; 232(1):8-15.e1. PMID: 33022397.
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    38. Dickinson KJ, Bass BL, Pei KY. The Current Evidence for Defining and Assessing Effectiveness of Surgical Educators: A Systematic Review. World J Surg. 2020 10; 44(10):3214-3223. PMID: 32500278.
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    39. Dickinson KJ, Zajac S, McNeil SG, Benavides B, Bass BL. Institution-specific utilization of the American College of Surgeons/Association of Program Directors operative skills curriculum: From needs assessment to implementation. Surgery. 2020 11; 168(5):888-897. PMID: 32912781.
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    40. Dickinson KJ, Bass BL, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Pei KY. How learning preferences and teaching styles influence effectiveness of surgical educators. Am J Surg. 2021 02; 221(2):256-260. PMID: 32921405.
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    41. Dickinson KJ, Dunkin BJ, Bass BL, Ali AB, Nguyen-Lee JJ, Zajac S. A Template for Curriculum Development to Teach Complex Surgical or Endoscopic Techniques With Logistical Challenges. J Surg Educ. 2020 Nov - Dec; 77(6):1511-1521. PMID: 32709567.
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    42. Dickinson KJ, Dunkin BJ, Nguyen-Lee JJ, Ali AB, Zajac S. Task Deconstruction of Colonic Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (cESD): An Expert Consensus. World J Surg. 2020 07; 44(7):2401-2408. PMID: 32133568.
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    43. Dickinson KJ, Bass BL, Pei KY. What embodies an effective surgical educator? A grounded theory analysis of resident opinion. Surgery. 2020 10; 168(4):730-736. PMID: 32622473.
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    44. Dickinson KJ, Gronseth SL. Application of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Principles to Surgical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Surg Educ. 2020 Sep - Oct; 77(5):1008-1012. PMID: 32576451.
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    45. Dickinson KJ, Bass BL. A Systematic Review of Educational Mobile-Applications (Apps) for Surgery Residents: Simulation and Beyond. J Surg Educ. 2020 Sep - Oct; 77(5):1244-1256. PMID: 32307244.
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    46. Dickinson KJ, Taswell JB, Allen MS, Blackmon SH, Nichols FC, Shen R, Wigle DA, Cassivi SD. Unplanned Readmission After Lung Resection: Complete Follow-Up in a 1-Year Cohort With Identification of Associated Risk Factors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Apr; 103(4):1084-1091. PMID: 27993376.
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    47. Dickinson KJ, Wang K, Zhang L, Allen MS, Cassivi SD, Nichols FC, Shen R, Wigle DA, Blackmon SH. Esophagectomy Outcomes in the Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Era. Ann Thorac Surg. 2017 Mar; 103(3):890-897. PMID: 27964921.
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    48. Molena D, Schlottmann F, Boys JA, Blackmon SH, Dickinson KJ, Dunst CM, Hofstetter WL, Lada MJ, Louie BE, Mungo B, Watson TJ, DeMeester SR. Esophagectomy Following Endoscopic Resection of Submucosal Esophageal Cancer: a Highly Curative Procedure Even with Nodal Metastases. J Gastrointest Surg. 2017 01; 21(1):62-67. PMID: 27561633.
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    49. Dickinson KJ, Taswell JB, Allen MS, Blackmon SH, Nichols FC, Shen R, Wigle DA, Cassivi SD. Factors influencing length of stay after surgery for benign foregut disease. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Jul; 50(1):124-9. PMID: 27084196.
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    50. Dickinson KJ, Blackmon SH. Results of Pulmonary Resection: Colorectal Carcinoma. Thorac Surg Clin. 2016 Feb; 26(1):41-7. PMID: 26611509.
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    51. Boys JA, Worrell SG, Chandrasoma P, Vallone JG, Maru DM, Zhang L, Blackmon SH, Dickinson KJ, Dunst CM, Hofstetter WL, Lada MJ, Louie BE, Molena D, Watson TJ, DeMeester SR. Can the Risk of Lymph Node Metastases Be Gauged in Endoscopically Resected Submucosal Esophageal Adenocarcinomas? A Multi-Center Study. J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 Jan; 20(1):6-12; discussion 12. PMID: 26408330.
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    52. Dickinson KJ, Blackmon SH. Management of Conduit Necrosis Following Esophagectomy. Thorac Surg Clin. 2015 Nov; 25(4):461-70. PMID: 26515946.
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    53. Dickinson KJ, Matsumoto J, Cassivi SD, Reinersman JM, Fletcher JG, Morris J, Wong Kee Song LM, Blackmon SH. Individualizing Management of Complex Esophageal Pathology Using Three-Dimensional Printed Models. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Aug; 100(2):692-7. PMID: 26234839.
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    54. Dickinson KJ, Blackmon SH. Prehabilitation: Prevention is better than cure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Feb; 149(2):574-5. PMID: 25726880.
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    55. Dickinson KJ, Pickersgill P, Anwar S. Functional and physiological outcomes following repair of obstetrics anal sphincter injury. International Journal of Surgery. 2013.
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    56. Dickinson KJ, Beckett CG, May JC, Halstead JC. A laparoscopic transgastric approach to the treatment of sphincter of Oddi dysfunction postgastric bypass. BMJ Case Rep. 2013 May 22; 2013. PMID: 23704421.
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    57. Dickinson KJ, Thomas M, Fawole AS, Lyndon PJ, White CM. Predicting chronic post-operative pain following laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Hernia. 2008.
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    58. Dickinson KJ, Cockbain AJ, MacDonald W, Shah M, Homer-Vanniasinkham S. The Physiological Effects of Short-term Smoking Cessation in Claudicants. Angiology. 2008.
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    59. Dickinson KJ, Troxler M, Homer-Vanniasinkam S. The surgical application of point-of-care haemostasis and platelet function testing. British Journal of Surgery. 2008.
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    60. M Troxler, Dickinson KJ, Homer-Vanniasinkam S. Platelet function and antiplatelet therapy. British Journal of Surgery. 2007.
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    61. Dickinson KJ, Parry DJ, Sandoe JA, Gough MJ. Multiple peripheral pneumococcal mycotic aneurysms without aortic involvement: a unique case confirmed with the novel use of a molecular diagnostic technique. J Vasc Surg. 2007 Jun; 45(6):1253-5. PMID: 17543691.
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    62. Dickinson KJ, Gomez D, Lowe A, Gokhale JA, Ausobsky JR, Guillou PJ, Rahman SH. Carcinoma of the body of pancreas in evolution: an aggressive disease affecting younger patients? JOP. 2007 May 09; 8(3):312-9. PMID: 17495360.
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    63. Dickinson KJ, Bunn F, Wentz R, Edwards P, Roberts I. Size and quality of randomised controlled trials in head injury: review of published studies. BMJ Clinical Research. 2000.
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    64. Dickinson KJ, Blackhall K, Roberts I. Medical anti-shock trousers (pneumatic anti-shock garments) for circulatory support in patients with trauma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2000.
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