Publication bias: Evidence of delayed publication in a cohort study of clinical research projects

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7109, 1997, Pages 640-645

  Stern, Jerome M ^a   Simes, R John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COHORT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030923529     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7109.640     Document Type: Article

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