Instructions for Using the MInCir Scale to Assess Methodological Quality in Diagnostic Accuracy Studies
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Morphology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0717-9502
DOI: 10.4067/s0717-95022016000100012