A practical approach to evidence-based dentistry: VI: How to use a systematic review

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 255-265.e1

  Carrasco Labra, Alonso ^a,b   Brignardello Petersen, Romina ^a,c   Glick, Michael ^d   Guyatt, Gordon H ^b,e   Azarpazhooh, Amir ^c,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^e Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics ^*  (United States)

^f Faculty of Dentistry   (United States)

^g MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical appraisal; Evidence based dentistry; Meta analysis; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

EVIDENCE-BASED DENTISTRY; HUMANS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84928791729     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: 19434723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2015.01.025     Document Type: Article

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