Get the content right: Following reporting guidelines will make your research paper more complete, transparent and usable

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 283-285

  Simera, Iveta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EQUATOR network; Reporting guidelines; Research publication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873843620     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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