Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Page 165 , March 2010

Levels of evidence and standardizing the reporting of research

  • John E. Kuhn, MD

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PII: S1058-2746(09)00540-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2009.11.048

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Page 165 , March 2010

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