Using meta-analyses for comparative effectiveness research

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 182-190

  Conn, Vicki S ^a   Ruppar, Todd M ^a   Phillips, Lorraine J ^a   Chase, Jo Ana D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative effectiveness research; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH;

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; NURSING RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84863729140     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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