The Cochrane collaboration: Evaluation of health care and services using systematic reviews of the results of randomized controlled trials

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 315-331

  Dickersin, Kay ^a   Manheimer, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0031834803     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003081-199806000-00012     Document Type: Review

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