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Evidence-based Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 53-55

  Daya, Salim ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTION; SAMPLE SIZE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036621815     PISSN: 1361259X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ebog.2002.0051     Document Type: Editorial

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