Evidence-based practice in radiology: Steps 3 and 4 - Appraise and apply systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Radiology

Volumn 243, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-27

  Halligan, Steve ^a   Altman, Douglas G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REVIEW LITERATURE;

EID: 34147214917     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2431051823     Document Type: Review

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