Using Systematic Reviews in Health Services

Reviewing Research Evidence for Nursing Practice: Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 243-253

  Ciliska, Donna ^a   Dobbins, Maureen ^a   Thomas, Helen ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Public Health Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health practitioners; Health research; Health services; Nursing; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891002831     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470692127.ch16     Document Type: Chapter

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