Interpreting the literature on the effectiveness of clinical procedures

Seminars in Orthodontics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-75

  BeGole, Ellen A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

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EID: 0005653702     PISSN: 10738746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1073-8746(00)80011-0     Document Type: Article

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