How to assess a survey report: a guide for readers and peer reviewers

Affiliations

¹ Divisions of Respirology and Critical Care (Burns), and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Burns), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Burns) and School of Rehabilitation Science (Kho), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Physiotherapy (Kho), St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Kho), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. burnsk@smh.ca.
² Divisions of Respirology and Critical Care (Burns), and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Burns), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Burns) and School of Rehabilitation Science (Kho), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Physiotherapy (Kho), St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Kho), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.

Review

Karen E A Burns et al. CMAJ. 2015.

. 2015 Apr 7;187(6):E198-E205.

doi: 10.1503/cmaj.140545. Epub 2015 Feb 17.

¹ Divisions of Respirology and Critical Care (Burns), and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Burns), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Burns) and School of Rehabilitation Science (Kho), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Physiotherapy (Kho), St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Kho), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. burnsk@smh.ca.
² Divisions of Respirology and Critical Care (Burns), and Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Burns), St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Burns) and School of Rehabilitation Science (Kho), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Physiotherapy (Kho), St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ont.; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Kho), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.

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