Systematic review and meta-analysis methodology

Blood

Volumn 116, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 3140-3146

  Crowther, Mark A ^a,b   Lim, Wendy ^b  

^a WORCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 78049398953     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 15280020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-05-280883     Document Type: Review

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