What is the most appropriate knowledge synthesis method to conduct a review? Protocol for a scoping review

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kastner, Monika ^a   Tricco, Andrea C ^a   Soobiah, Charlene ^a   Lillie, Erin ^a   Perrier, Laure ^a,b   Horsley, Tanya ^c   Welch, Vivian ^d   Cogo, Elise ^a   Antony, Jesmin ^a   Straus, Sharon E ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84864516753     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-12-114     Document Type: Article

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