The Cochrane Skin Group

Evidence-Based Dermatology: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 20-25

  Leonard, Tina ^a   Delamere, Finola ^a   Murrell, Dedee ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cochrane Skin Group (CSG); CONSORT guidelines (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials); Contacting CSG; CSG and Ongoing Skin Trials Register; International Committee of Medical Journal editors (ICMJE); Skin group consumers; UK National Health Service Research and Development Programme

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889494519     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444300161.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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