A proposal for writing and appraising case reports

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 849-851

  Khan, Khalid S ^a   Thompson, Peter J ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; WRITING; ARTICLE; MEDICAL RECORD;

MEDICAL RECORDS; PERIODICALS; WRITING;

EID: 0036675092     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2002.01017.x     Document Type: Note

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