Systematic reviews to support evidence-based psychiatry: What about schizophrenia?

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1025-1028

  Morlino, Massimo ^a   Calento, Antonio ^a   Pannone, Gennaro ^a   Ventrella, Gianluca ^a   Schiavone, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Database services; Evidence based medicine; Evidence based psychiatry; Randomized controlled trials; Schizophrenia; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOLD STANDARD; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; RESEARCH; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 73549122361     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01146.x     Document Type: Article

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