Quality of prospective controlled randomized trials: Analysis of trials of treatment for lateral epicondylitis as an example

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1693-1699

  Cowan, James ^a   Lozano Calderón, Santiago ^a   Ring, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLEMAN METHODOLOGY SCORE; CONSOLIDATED STANDARDS OF REPORTING TRIALS SCORE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EPICONDYLITIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 34547784405     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00858     Document Type: Article

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