How well is the clinical importance of study results reported? An assessment of randomized controlled trials

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1197-1202

  Chan, K B Y ^a   Man Son Hing, M ^a   Molnar, F J ^a   Laupacis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PUBLICATION; SAMPLE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TYPES OF STUDY;

EID: 0034754890     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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