The reporting of observational research studies in dermatology journals: A literature-based study

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 534-541

  Langan, Sinéad ^a   Schmitt, Jochen ^b   Coenraads, Pieter Jan ^c   Svensson, Åke ^d   Von Elm, Erik ^e,f   Williams, Hywel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION;

DERMATOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; OBSERVATION; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77952590080     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: 15383652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archdermatol.2010.87     Document Type: Article

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