PsycINFO search strategies identified methodologically sound therapy studies and review articles for use by clinicians and researchers

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-40

  Eady, Angela May ^a   Wilczynski, Nancy L ^a   Haynes, R Brian ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bibliographic; Databases; Information retrieval; Psychological literature; Review literature; Subject headings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 36849081443     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.09.016     Document Type: Article

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