Systematic reviews: What can they do for you?

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 242-244

  Duley, Lelia ^a  

^a UK COCHRANE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical reviews; Medical research

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029886141     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689608900502     Document Type: Short Survey

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