The methodological soundness of literature reviews addressing three potential zoonotic public health issues

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 56, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 477-489

  Waddell, Lisa ^a,b   Rajic A ^a,b   Sargeant, J ^b   Parker, S ^c   Deckert, A ^a   McEwen, S ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Methodological soundness; Public health; Review literature; Systematic review; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CROHN DISEASE; DRUG USE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VALIDITY; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; PRION DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

EID: 71049187152     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2008.01194.x     Document Type: Review

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