Observational studies in radiology

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 183, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1203-1208

  Blackmore, C Craig ^a   Cummings, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RADIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSALITY; COHORT STUDIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ODDS RATIO; RADIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 16544393560     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.183.5.1831203     Document Type: Article

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