State-of-the-evidence reviews: Advantages and challenges of including grey literature

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 55-61

  Benzies, Karen M ^a   Premji, Shahirose ^a   Hayden, K Alix ^a   Serrett, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Renfrew Educational Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision aid; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Grey literature; Intervention studies; Research methodology; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; REVIEW;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERVENTION STUDIES; NURSING RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; REVIEW LITERATURE;

EID: 33745071521     PISSN: 1545102X     EISSN: 17416787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6787.2006.00051.x     Document Type: Review

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