Checking reference lists to find additional studies for systematic reviews

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Horsley, Tanya ^a   Dingwall, Orvie ^b   Tetzlaff, Jennifer M ^c   Sampson, Margaret ^c  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Canadian Patient Safety Institute   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 70249116717     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.MR000026     Document Type: Review

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