How accurate is the neurosurgery literature? A review of references

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2021, Pages 13-18

  Montenegro, Thiago S ^a   Hines, Kevin ^a   Gonzalez, Glenn A ^a   Fatema, Umma ^a   Partyka, Paul P ^b,c   Thalheimer, Sara ^a   Harrop, James ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

^c Rowan University   (United States)

Author keywords

Citation error; Neurosurgery literature; Quotation error; Reference accuracy; Reference list

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PUBLICATION;

MEDICAL WRITING; NEUROSURGERY; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85091276912     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-020-04576-3     Document Type: Article

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