Elevating the quality of disability and rehabilitation research: Mandatory use of the reporting guidelines

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 385-386

  Chan, Leighton ^a   Heinemann, Allen W ^a   Roberts, Jason ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABLED PERSON; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLISHING; STANDARD;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DISABLED PERSONS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; PUBLISHING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84902973635     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1829     Document Type: Editorial

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