Delay and failure to publish dental research

Evidence-Based Dentistry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 58-61

  Scholey, J M ^a   Harrison, J E ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abstracts; Publication bias; Time lag bias

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL RESEARCH; DOCUMENTATION; MEDLINE; ORTHODONTICS; PUBLISHING; TIME;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING; DENTAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; ORTHODONTICS; PUBLICATION BIAS; PUBLISHING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27744483592     PISSN: 14620049     EISSN: 14765446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6400347     Document Type: Article

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