Comparative evaluation of narrative reviews and meta-analyses

Zeitschrift fur Psychologie / Journal of Psychology

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 145-156

  Kuhberger, Anton ^a   Scherndl, Thomas ^a   Ludwig, Bastian ^a   Simon, Dominique M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Narrative review; Priming; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994754084     PISSN: 21908370     EISSN: 21512604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/2151-2604/a000250     Document Type: Review

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