Levels of evidence in research published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American volume) over the last thirty years

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 425-428

  Hanzlik, Shane ^a   Mahabir, Raman C ^a,b   Baynosa, Richard C ^a   Khiabani, Kayvan T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; ORTHOPEDICS; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; ORTHOPEDICS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH;

EID: 60549097911     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.00108     Document Type: Article

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