Quality assessment of randomized controlled trials published in the Korean Journal of Urology over the past 20 years

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 642-646

  Lee, Joo Yong ^a,d   Chung, Jae Hoon ^a   Kang, Dong Hyuk ^a   Lee, Jung Woo ^b   Moon, Hong Sang ^a   Yoo, Tag Keun ^c   Choi, Hong Yong ^a   Lee, Seung Wook ^a  

^a Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chojung Geriatric Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Eulji General Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Hanyang University Guri Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korea; Prospective studies; Random allocation; Urology

Indexed keywords

FUNDING; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; KOREA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; UROLOGY;

EID: 84930475138     PISSN: 20056737     EISSN: 20056745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2011.52.9.642     Document Type: Review

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