Journal article
Levels of evidence: a comparison between top medical journals and general pediatric journals
Abstract
BackgroundGiven the large number of publications in all fields of practice, it is essential that clinicians focus on the resources that provide the highest level of evidence (LOE). We sought to determine the LOE that exists in the field of pediatrics, present in the general pediatric as well as high impact clinical literature.MethodsClinical pediatric literature, published between April 2011 and March 2012 inclusive in high-impact clinical …
Authors
Jacobson DA; Bhanot K; Yarascavitch B; Chuback J; Rosenbloom E; Bhandari M
Journal
BMC Pediatrics, Vol. 15, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2015
DOI
10.1186/s12887-015-0324-9
ISSN
1471-2431