How accurate are quotations and references in medical journals?

British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)

Volumn 291, Issue 6499, 1985, Pages 884-886

  de Lacey, Gerald ^a   Record, Carol ^b   Wade, Jenny ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC Clinical Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

INFORMATION SERVICES; PERIODICALS; PUBLISHING;

EID: 0022260851     PISSN: 02670623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.291.6499.884     Document Type: Article

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