Structured abstracts: Do they improve the quality of information in abstracts?

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 523-530

  Sharma, Sandeep ^a   Harrison, Jayne E ^b  

^a Saltaire Orthodontics   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BIBLIOMETRICS; DOCUMENTATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; STANDARD;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING; BIBLIOMETRICS; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; JOURNALISM, DENTAL; PERIODICALS;

EID: 31544437814     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2005.10.023     Document Type: Article

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