Methodology of systematic reviews and recommendations

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1335-1339

  Furlan, Julio C ^a,b   Singh, Jeffrey ^c,d   Hsieh, Jane ^e   Fehlings, Michael G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Ornge Transport Medicine   (Canada)

^e LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

methodology; spinal cord injury; systematic review

Indexed keywords

CELL THERAPY; CINAHL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISABILITY; EMBASE; EMERGENCY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RESEARCH; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 79960772851     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: 15579042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2009.1146     Document Type: Review

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