Characterization of published errors in high-impact oncology journals

Current Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-32

  Molckovsky, A ^a   Vickers, M M ^a   Tang, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health care quality access and evaluation; Information dissemination; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACT REPORT; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONCOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; RETRACTED ARTICLE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 79751514454     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.v18i1.707     Document Type: Article

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