Choosing outcome measures in systematic reviews: Critical challenges

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-90

  Mullen, Edward J ^a,b,c,d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Nordic Campbell Center Methods Network

^c VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^d Campbell Collaboration Social Welfare Steering Group

Author keywords

Campbell Collaboration; Cochrane Collaboration; Measurement; Meta analysis; Outcomes measurement; Outcomes research; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

EID: 29744459942     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731505280950     Document Type: Article

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