The STROBE initiative and its implications for dental public health research

Community Dental Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 194-197

  Downer, Martin ^a,b  

^a School of Manchester ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LITERATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

DENTAL RESEARCH; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049160451     PISSN: 0265539X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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