Cochrane reviews and the behavioural turn in evidence-based medicine

Health Sociology Review

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 313-321

  Bell, Kirsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cochrane reviews; Critique; Evidence based medicine; Smoking; Sociology; Tobacco use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873205375     PISSN: 14461242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/hesr.2012.21.3.313     Document Type: Review

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