How useful are systematic reviews for informing palliative care practice? Survey of 25 Cochrane systematic reviews

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Wee, Bee ^a,b   Hadley, Gina ^c   Derry, Sheena ^c  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 51349163921     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-684X-7-13     Document Type: Review

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