How to evaluate a dental article about harm

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 8-16

  Jacob, Rhonda F ^b   Lloyd, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

DENTAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; JOURNALISM, DENTAL; MEDLINE; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034220010     PISSN: 00223913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpr.2000.108496     Document Type: Article

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