Undertaking a systematic review: The road to successful completion

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 282-298

  Shuldham, Caroline ^a,b   Fleming, Sharon ^a   Yorke, Janelle ^c  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cochrane reviews; Meta analysis; Quantitative data; Randomised controlled trial; Statistical methods; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 54349112598     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987108093527     Document Type: Article

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