Randomised trials in the South African Medical Journal, 1948-1997

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 901-903

  Pienaar, E D ^a   Volmink, J ^b   Swingler, G H ^c   Zwarenstein, M ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b Global Health Council   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; SAMPLE SIZE; SOUTH AFRICA;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIODICALS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036859022     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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