Introductory guide to systematic reviews and meta-analysis

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1908, 2005, Pages 230-235

  Elvik, Rune ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESEARCH; TEXTBOOKS;

META-ANALYSIS; TRANSPORT RESEARCH;

TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 32644450678     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1908-28     Document Type: Conference Paper

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