Fishing, commitment, and communication: A proposal for comprehensive nonbinding research registration

Political Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-20

  Humphreys, Macartan ^a   Sanchez de la sierra, Raul ^a   Van der windt, Peter ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 84872389242     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mps021     Document Type: Review

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