Publication bias in orthopaedic research: An analysis of scientific factors associated with publication in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American volume)

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 595-601

  Okike, Kanu ^a   Kocher, Mininder S ^b   Mehlman, Charles T ^c   Heckman, James D ^d   Bhandari, Mohit ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Hamilton General Hospital ^*  (United States)

^e HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION;

EID: 40349109012     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00279     Document Type: Article

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