Critical appraisal of systematic reviews

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 195-198

  Shannon, Sue ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; LEARNING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REVIEW LITERATURE;

EID: 0036775617     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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