Comparing data accuracy between structured abstracts and full-text journal articles: Implications in their use for informing clinical decisions

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 207-211

  Fontelo, Paul ^a   Gavino, Alex ^a   Sarmiento, Raymond Francis ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACT REPORT; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84891921195     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2013-101272     Document Type: Article

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