Methodologic Issues in Observational Studies

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 413, Issue , 2003, Pages 33-42

  Hartz, Arthur ^a   Marsh, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SPINE FUSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OBSERVATION; PUBLISHING; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; OBSERVATION; PUBLICATION BIAS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 0346094078     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000079325.41006.95     Document Type: Conference Paper

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