Study design, statistical method, and level of evidence in Japanese and American clinical journals

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 266-270

  Fukui, Tsuguya ^a   Rahman, Mahbubur ^a   Sekimoto, Miho ^a   Hira, Kenji ^a   Maeda, Kenji ^a   Morimoto, Takeshi ^a   Goto, Masashi ^a   Suzuki, Hidehiko ^a   Shimbo, Takuro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Medical journals; Statistical procedures; Study design; USA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; JAPAN; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; JAPAN; PERIODICALS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036560070     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.12.266     Document Type: Article

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