Users' guides to the medical literature .10. How to use an article reporting variations in the outcomes of health services

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作者
Naylor, CD
Guyatt, GH
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[1] MCMASTER UNIV, HLTH SCI CTR, DEPT CLIN EPIDEMIOL & BIOSTAT, HAMILTON, ON L8N 3Z5, CANADA
[2] UNIV TORONTO, DEPT MED, TORONTO, ON, CANADA
[3] UNIV TORONTO, DEPT SURG, TORONTO, ON, CANADA
[4] UNIV TORONTO, SUNNYBROOK UNIT, CLIN EPIDEMIOL & HLTH CARE RES PROGRAM, TORONTO, ON, CANADA
[5] INST CLIN EVALUAT SCI, N YORK, ON, CANADA
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JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | 1996年 / 275卷 / 07期
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10.1001/jama.275.7.554
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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[No abstract available]
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