Guidelines perpetuate inappropriate methods

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7679, 2008, Pages 1128-

  Kernick, David ^a  

^a St Thomas Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

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LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 56749085358     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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