The typical Cochrane review: How many trials? How many participants?

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 820-823

  Mallett, Susan ^a   Clarke, Mike ^a  

^a NHS Res and Development Programme   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cochrane Collaboration; Meta analysis; Randomized trial; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 0036767471     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462302000624     Document Type: Article

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