Systematic reviews in anesthesia: Should we embrace them or shoot the messenger?

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 486-493

  Choi, Peter T L ^a,b   Jadad, Alejandro R ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INTERNET; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VOMITING;

EID: 0033745351     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018937     Document Type: Review

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