Appraising systematic reviews: From navigating synopses of reviews to conducting one's own appraisal

Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities

Volumn 26, Issue , 2013, Pages 45-64

  Schlosser, Ralf W ^a   Raghavendra, Parimala ^a   Sigafoos, Jeff ^a  

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EID: 84886504990     PISSN: 0735004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0735-004X(2013)0000026005     Document Type: Review

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