A protocol is essential for a systematic review as randomization is for randomized controlled trials

JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1-2

  Klugar, Miloslav ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESEARCH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); LITERATURE;

RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 85042470930     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22024433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003008     Document Type: Editorial

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