Systematic reviews and meta-analyses on treatment of asthma: Critical evaluation

British Medical Journal

Volumn 320, Issue 7234, 2000, Pages 537-540

  Jadad, Alejandro R ^a   Moher, Michael ^b   Browman, George P ^a   Booker, Lynda ^a   Sigouin, Christopher ^a   Fuentes, Mario ^c   Stevens, Robert ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Foresight Consultants   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DATA ANALYSIS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0034716596     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7234.537     Document Type: Article

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