To synthesise or not synthesise? That is the question!

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 49-51

  McInnes, Liz ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; REVIEW LITERATURE;

EID: 28244468123     PISSN: 1545102X     EISSN: 17416787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6787.2005.05007.x     Document Type: Editorial

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