More informative abstracts revisited

Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Haynes, R Brian ^a   Mulrow, Cynthia D ^b   Huth, Edward J ^c   Altman, Douglas G ^d   Gardner, Martin J ^e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^d IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCUMENTATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LITERATURE; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING; COMMUNICATION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEER REVIEW; PERIODICALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE;

EID: 0029680267     PISSN: 10556656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1597/1545-1569-33.1.1     Document Type: Article

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