Principles of epidemiology for the orthopaedic surgeon

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 111-120

  Szabo, Robert M ^a,b  

^a School of Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE DISEASE; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON;

EID: 0031933919     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-199801000-00019     Document Type: Review

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