Systematic reviews: Synthesis of best evidence for clinical decisions

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 376-380

  Cook, Deborah J ^a   Mulrow, Cynthia D ^b   Haynes, R Brian ^c  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031047837     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00006     Document Type: Review

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