What is published in human Morphology? Types of designs and levels of evidence;¿Qué se publica en morfología humana? Tipos de diseños y niveles de evidencia

International Journal of Morphology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 461-470

  Galdames, Iván Suazo ^a   Carlos Manterola, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bibliometrics; Evidence based medicine; Evidence based morphology; Level of evidence; Research design

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956737869     PISSN: 07179367     EISSN: 07179502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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