Formulating questions and locating primary studies for inclusion in systematic reviews

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 380-387

  Counsell, Carl ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 0030854892     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-127-5-199709010-00008     Document Type: Review

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