The retrieval of randomized clinical trials in liver diseases from the medical literature: Manual versus MEDLARS searches

Controlled Clinical Trials

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 23-31

  Bernstein, Frail ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; information systems; MEDLARS MEDLINE Information system; random allocation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LIVER DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASES; MEDLARS; NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE (U.S.); RANDOM ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0023906950     PISSN: 01972456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-2456(88)90006-2     Document Type: Article

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