Managing large-volume literature searches in research synthesis studies

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 112-118

  Havill, Nancy L ^a   Leeman, Jennifer ^a   Shaw Kokot, Julia ^a   Knafl, Kathleen ^a   Crandell, Jamie ^a   Sandelowski, Margarete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SOFTWARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84897636208     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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