Evidence-based radiology: Steps 1 and 2 - Asking answerable questions and searching for evidence

Radiology

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-31

  Staunton, Marie ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

CLINICAL TRIALS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; PUBLICATIONS; RADIOLOGY; RESEARCH;

EID: 33845613963     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2421052135     Document Type: Article

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