An AOA critical issue: How to read the literature to change your practice: An evidence-based medicine approach

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1873-1879

  Hurwitz, Shepard R ^a   Tornetta III, Paul ^b   Wright, James G ^c  

^a Boston Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGEON; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 33746930667     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00251     Document Type: Conference Paper

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