Methodological concerns and quality appraisal of contemporary systematic reviews and meta-analyses in pediatric urology

Journal of Urology

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 266-272

  Braga, Luis H ^a,c   Pemberton, Julia ^a   Demaria, Jorge ^a   Lorenzo, Armando J ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

child; evidence based medicine; meta analysis as topic; review literature as topic; urology

Indexed keywords

CHILD UROLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 79958294522     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.03.044     Document Type: Article

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