Systematic reviews, systematic error and the acquisition of clinical knowledge

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Mickenautsch, Steffen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; PHILOSOPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 77953236551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-10-53     Document Type: Article

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