Publication bias: Raising awareness of a potential problem in dental research

British Dental Journal

Volumn 194, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 235-237

  Scholey, J M ^a   Harrison, J E ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; DENTISTRY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; TIME; ARTICLE; DENTAL RESEARCH; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PEER REVIEW;

DENTAL RESEARCH; ETHICS, DENTAL; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PUBLICATION BIAS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0038621787     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809923     Document Type: Review

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