Type II error in the shoulder and elbow literature

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-51

  Pike, Jeffrey ^a   Leith, Jordan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELBOW; ELBOW INJURY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER; SHOULDER INJURY; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TYPE II ERROR;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ELBOW JOINT; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; SHOULDER JOINT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57449095836     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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