Is MEDLINE alone enough for a meta-analysis? [1]

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 125-126

  Bai, Y ^a   Gao, J ^a   Zou, D ^a   Li, Z ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMBASE; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; MEDLINE; META-ANALYSIS; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 34250017391     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03339.x     Document Type: Letter

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