Medline search validity for randomised controlled trials in different areas of dental research

British Dental Journal

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 97-99

  Sjogren P ^b   Hailing, A ^a  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DENTAL RESEARCH; DENTISTRY; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

DENTAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIALTIES, DENTAL; SUBJECT HEADINGS;

EID: 0037176660     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4801303     Document Type: Article

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