Lessons for search strategies from a systematic review, in The Cochrane Library, of nutritional supplementation trials in patients after hip fracture

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 505-510

  Avenell, A ^a   Handoll, H H G ^a   Grant, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bias; Bibliography; Databases; MEDLINE; Meta analysis; Nutrition; Randomized controlled trials; Search strategy; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; HIP FRACTURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITION; PUBLICATION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 0035111079     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/73.3.505     Document Type: Article

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