Using numerical results from systematic reviews in clinical practice

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 712-720

  McQuay, Henry J ^a,b   Moore, R Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030972456     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-126-9-199705010-00007     Document Type: Review

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