Eligibility criteria in systematic reviews: A methodological review

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1269-1276

  McCrae, Niall ^a   Blackstock, Marlene ^a   Purssell, Edward ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nursing journals; Reporting guidelines; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

LITERATURE; PUBLISHING;

PUBLISHING; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84930041187     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.02.002     Document Type: Review

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