Common errors in the design of orthopaedic studies

Injury

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 355-360

  Bono, Christopher M ^a   Tornetta III, Paul ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Designing trials; Pitfalls; Randomised prospective trials

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL ERROR; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW;

EID: 33644841704     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.01.028     Document Type: Article

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