Development of the Cochrane Collaboration's central register of controlled clinical trials

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 38-64

  Dickersin, Kay ^a   Manheimer, Eric ^a   Wieland, Susan ^a   Robinson, Karen A ^b   Lefebvre, Carol ^c   McDonald, Steve ^d  

^a New England Cochrane Center   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UK Cochrane Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d Australasian Cochrane Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; EMBASE; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; REGISTER; REVIEW;

EID: 0036167932     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016327870202500104     Document Type: Review

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