Evidence synthesis: Evolving methodologies to optimise patient care and enhance policy decisions

Evidence Synthesis in Healthcare: A Practical Handbook for Clinicians

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-46

  Ashrafian, Hutan ^a   Darzi, Ara ^a   Athanasiou, Thanos ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-85729-206-3_1     Document Type: Chapter

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