A Guide to Developing a Systematic Review

AORN Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 90-92

  Lipp, Allyson ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LITERATURE; MASK; METHODOLOGY; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL INFECTION;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA COLLECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MASKS; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REVIEW LITERATURE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0141832670     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-2092(06)61349-5     Document Type: Article

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