Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7438, 2004, Pages 476-477

  Alderson, Phil ^a  

^a UK COCHRANE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EDITORIAL; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 1442323587     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7438.476     Document Type: Editorial

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