Design and level of evidence of studies published in two Brazilian medical journals recently indexed in the ISI Web of Science database

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES: The level of evidence and methodological quality of articles published in medical journals are important aids for clinicians in decision-making and also affect journals' impact factor. Although systematic reviews (SR) are considered to represent the highest level of evid...

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Main Authors: Maria Regina Torloni, Rachel Riera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802010000400005&lng=en&tlng=en