How to assess new treatments

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 182-186

  Slinger, R ^a   Moher, D ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; DRUG CHOICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHILD; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; PHARYNGITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE;

EID: 0035087168     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.174.3.182     Document Type: Review

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