Systematic reviews - Triumph of form over substance?

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 492-495

  Thomas, L ^a   Wilson, J A ^b,c  

^a LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL STUDY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REVIEW LITERATURE;

EID: 33845524215     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: 13652273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2006.01342.x     Document Type: Editorial

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