Rating the levels of evidence in sports-medicine research

Athletic Therapy Today

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 38-41

  Medina, Jennifer M ^a   McKeon, Patrick O ^a   Hertel, Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPORTS MEDICINE; TAXONOMY;

EID: 33748806606     PISSN: 10787895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/att.11.5.38     Document Type: Review

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