Critical Analysis of Clinical Research Reporting in Pediatric Surgery: Justifying the Need for a New Standard

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1739-1743

  Rangel, Shawn J ^b   Kelsey, Jennifer ^b   Henry, Marion C W ^b   Moss, R Lawrence ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clinical research; Evidence based medicine; Peer review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0345601107     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2003.08.033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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