Bias in research studies

Radiology

Volumn 238, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 780-789

  Sica, Gregory T ^a,b  

^a HARVARD VANGUARD MEDICAL ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b WOODHULL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPREHENSION; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

MODELS, STATISTICAL; PUBLICATION BIAS; RADIOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33344473340     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2383041109     Document Type: Review

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