Assessment of bias in methodology for randomized controlled trials published on implant dentistry

Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 257-263

  Dumbrigue, Herman B ^a   Al Bayat, Manal I ^a   Ng, Clarisse C H ^a   Wakefield, Charles W ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; MEDLINE; Osseointegrated implants; Prosthodontics; RCTs; Study design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH IMPLANTATION;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DENTAL IMPLANTS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 33745559447     PISSN: 1059941X     EISSN: 1532849X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-849X.2006.00115.x     Document Type: Article

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