What are we reading? An analysis of the orthodontic literature 1999 to 2008

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Gibson, Richard ^a   Harrison, Jayne ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS;

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORTHODONTICS; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

BIBLIOMETRICS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL RECORDS; DENTAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORTHODONTICS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 79955602006     PISSN: 08895406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2010.07.023     Document Type: Article

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