An introduction to systematic reviews and meta-analyses in health care

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 174-183

  Rudnicka, Alicja R ^a   Owen, Christopher G ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Intervention studies; Meta analysis; Observational studies; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84859950087     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2012.00901.x     Document Type: Review

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