How evidence-based are publications in clinical ophthalmic journals?

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1831-1838

  Lai, Timothy Y Y ^a,b   Leung, Gabriel M ^b   Wong, Victoria W Y ^a   Lam, Robert F ^a   Cheng, Andy C O ^a   Lam, Dennis S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PUBLISHING; STANDARD;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PERIODICALS; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33744730764     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.05-0915     Document Type: Review

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