Systematic Review Checklist: A Standardized Technique for Assessing and Reporting Reviews of Life Cycle Assessment Data

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Zumsteg, Jennifer M ^a   Cooper, Joyce S ^a   Noon, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic publishing; Bias; Health care; Industrial ecology; Meta analysis; Reporting standards

Indexed keywords

BIAS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); META-ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HEALTH CARE; LIFE CYCLE; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

REVIEWS;

DATA INTERPRETATION; HEALTH CARE; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LITERATURE REVIEW; MEDICINE; META-ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

EID: 84860516354     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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