Conclusiveness of the cochrane reviews in pediatric-gastroenterology: A systematic analysis

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 252-254

  Cohen, Shlomi ^a   Lubetzky, Ronit ^a   Mimouni, Francis B ^a   Marom, Ronella ^a   Mandel, Dror ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gastroenterology; Meta analysis; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PEDIATRICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84872061239     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: 14735687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32835a1083     Document Type: Article

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