Multicenter clinical trials in orthopaedics: Time for musculoskeletal specialty societies to take action

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 214-217

  Wright, James G ^a   Gebhardt, Mark C ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 11844302142     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.D.02555     Document Type: Review

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