Media reporting on research presented at scientific meetings: More caution needed

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 184, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 576-580

  Woloshin, Steven ^a   Schwartz, Lisa M ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CODING; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; RELIABILITY; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEVISION; VALIDITY;

EID: 33745459796     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00384.x     Document Type: Article

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