Evaluation of the quality of reporting of observational studies in otorhinolaryngology - Based on the STROBE statement

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Hendriksma, Martine ^a   Joosten, Michiel H M A ^a   Peters, Jeroen P M ^a   Grolman, Wilko ^a   Stegeman, Inge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WEB OF SCIENCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; PROCEDURES; PUBLISHING;

CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HUMANS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PUBLISHING; PUBMED;

EID: 85009192467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169316     Document Type: Article

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