Inconsistent survey reporting in anesthesia journals

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 591-595

  Story, David A ^a,b,c   Gin, Veronica ^a   Na Ranong, Vanida ^a   Poustie, Stephanie ^c   Jones, Daryl ^d  

^a AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Australia New Zealand College of Anaesthetists   (Australia)

^d AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH; SAMPLE SIZE; SURVEY REPORTING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 80052273290     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182264aaf     Document Type: Article

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