Research synthesis as a scientific process

The Hand. of Res. Synthesis and Meta-Analysis, 2nd Ed.

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 3-16

  Cooper, Harris ^a   Hedges, Larry V ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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