Review of the usefulness of contacting other experts when conducting a literature search for systematic reviews

British Medical Journal

Volumn 317, Issue 7172, 1998, Pages 1562-1563

  McManus, R J ^a,b   Wilson, S ^a   Delaney, B C ^a   Fitzmaurice, D A ^a   Hyde, C J ^a   Tobias, R S ^a   Jowett, S ^a   Hobbs, F D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Aggressive Research Intelligence Facility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032488342     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.317.7172.1562     Document Type: Short Survey

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