How to do: Moving forward by looking back: 'Retrospective' clinical studies

Journal of Orthodontics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 221-226

  Johnston Jr , L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORTHODONTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; DENTAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; ORTHODONTICS, CORRECTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 0036718655     PISSN: 14653125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ortho/29.3.221     Document Type: Article

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