Dermatoepidemiology. III. ABC principles for a critical review of the literature

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-6

  Chuang, Tsu Yi ^a   Mirowski, Ginat W ^b   Reizner, George T ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTION STUDIES; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031916931     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1998.00395.x     Document Type: Review

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