Analysis of publication bias in the literature for distal radius fracture

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Sando, Ian C ^a   Malay, Sunitha ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Distal radius; fracture; publication bias; treatment; wrist

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE REDUCTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIUS FRACTURE; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84876690855     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.02.023     Document Type: Article

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