Randomized controlled and controlled clinical trials in German-language ophthalmological journals;Randomisierte kontrollierte und kontrollierte klinische Studien in deutschsprachigen, ophthalmologischen Fachzeitschriften

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-261

  Schmucker, C ^a   Blumle A ^a   Antes, G ^a   Lagreze W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical research; Controlled clinical trials; Hand searching; Ophthalmological journals; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149176406     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-007-1618-6     Document Type: Article

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