A critical review of search strategies used in recent systematic reviews published in selected prosthodontic and implant-related journals: Are systematic reviews actually systematic?

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 13-24

  Layton, Danielle ^a  

^a Private Practice   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LITERATURE; PROSTHODONTICS; STANDARDS;

DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; PROSTHODONTICS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 85009999514     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11607/ijp.5193     Document Type: Article

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