Practical guide to understanding the value of case reports

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 261-264

  Neely, J Gail ^a   Karni, Ron J ^a   Nussenbaum, Brian ^a   Paniello, Randal C ^a   Fraley, Patrick L ^a   Wang, Eric W ^a   Rich, Jason T ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GLOMUS TUMOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

AUTHORSHIP; DATA COLLECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; WRITING;

EID: 39649085122     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2007.12.014     Document Type: Article

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