A guide to systematic literature reviews

Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 381-384

  Nightingale, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

evidence based medicine; evidence based practice; meta analysis; systematic literature reviews

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 70349423908     PISSN: 02639319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpsur.2009.07.005     Document Type: Review

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