Narrowing the focus and broadening horizons: Complementary roles for systematic and nonsystematic reviews

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 391-395

  Cook, David A ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PUBLISHING;

HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PUBLICATION BIAS; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 55349115692     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-008-9140-4     Document Type: Editorial

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