Potential errors and misuse of statistics in studies on leakage in endodontics

International Endodontic Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 323-331

  Lucena, C ^a   Lopez, J M ^a   Pulgar, R ^a   Abalos, C ^b   Valderrama, M J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Confidence intervals; Endodontics; Leakage; Statistical bias

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TOOTH DISEASE;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DENTAL LEAKAGE; ENDODONTICS; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH REPORT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84874802208     PISSN: 01432885     EISSN: 13652591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.2012.02118.x     Document Type: Article

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