The cochrane skin group: A vanguard for developing and promoting evidence-based dermatology

Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 236-242

  Reddi, Anand ^a   Prescott, Laura ^b   Doney, Elizabeth ^b   Delamere, Finola ^b   Kollipara, Ramya ^a   Dellavalle, Robert P ^a,c,d   Williams, Hywel C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochrane; Dermatology; Epidemiology; Evidence; Skin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DERMATOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; SKIN DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

COCHRANE; DERMATOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE; SKIN;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 84888339258     PISSN: 17565383     EISSN: 17565391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jebm.12068     Document Type: Article

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