Quality assessment for systematic review /meta-analysis on antidepressant therapy published in chinese journals

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 614-620

  Xu, Feng ^a   Xiao, Zhijun ^a   Zhang, Ye ^a   Wang, Yan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antidepressant therapy; Chinese; Quality assessment; Systematic review meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANTIDEPRESSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHINESE BIOMEDICAL LITERATURE DATABASE; CHINESE NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE INFRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DEPRESSION; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; MICROSOFT EXCEL DATABASE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OVERVIEW QUALITY ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; PREFERRED REPORTING ITEMS FOR SYTEMATIC REVIEWS AND META ANALYSES; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WANFANG DATA;

EID: 84871994594     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2012.614.620     Document Type: Article

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