Improving the quality of reporting in veterinary journals: How far do we need to go with reporting guidelines?

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 249-250

  More, Simon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEER REVIEW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 77952583865     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.12.018     Document Type: Review

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