An Introduction to Writing Narrative and Systematic Reviews — Tasks, Tips and Traps for Aspiring Authors

Heart Lung and Circulation

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 893-898

  Gregory, Ann T ^a   Denniss, A Robert ^b,c,d  

^a Heart Lung and Circulation   (Australia)

^b Lung and Circulation   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Journalology; Reviews; Scientific writing; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NARRATIVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WRITING; CARDIOLOGY; META ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; STANDARDS;

CARDIOLOGY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; WRITING;

EID: 85046697907     PISSN: 14439506     EISSN: 14442892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.03.027     Document Type: Article

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