Randomized, Controlled Trials: Gold or bronze?

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 611-612

  Cheng, Huai yong ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; VALIDITY;

EID: 33750501392     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.09.003     Document Type: Letter

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