Optimal search strategies for retrieving scientifically strong studies of diagnosis from Medline: Analytical survey

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7447, 2004, Pages 1040-1042

  Haynes, R Brian ^a   Wilczynski, Nancy L ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 2342618181     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38068.557998.ee     Document Type: Short Survey

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