Randomised controlled trials and publication trends in periodontal research during 1980-2000

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1112-1117

  Sjogren P ^a   Halling, A ^a  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dentistry; Evidence based medicine; Periodontics; Randomised controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERMANY; HUMAN; ITALY; MEDLINE; PERIODONTICS; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

DENTAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERMANY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; ITALY; MEDLINE; PERIODICALS; PERIODONTICS; PUBLICATION BIAS; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036886589     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-051X.2002.291211.x     Document Type: Article

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