A survey of case reports and case series of therapeutic interventions in the Archives of Dermatology

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 592-597

  Albrecht, Joerg ^a,b,c   Meves, Alexander ^a,b,c   Bigby, Michael ^a,b,c  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; DATA EXTRACTION; DERMATOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION STORAGE; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLISHING; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BIBLIOMETRICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DERMATOLOGY; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PUBLICATION BIAS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 66849113827     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04031.x     Document Type: Article

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