Compared to what? An analysis of the management of control groups in Cochrane reviews in neurorehabilitation

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 353-363

  Levack, William M ^a   Martin, Rachelle A ^a   Graham, Fiona P ^a   Hay Smith, E Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Control groups; Meta analysis as topic; Randomized controlled trials as topic; Rehabilitation; Systematic reviews as topic

Indexed keywords

CONTROL GROUP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; NEUROREHABILITATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

CONTROL GROUPS; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85067267896     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: 19739095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23736/S1973-9087.19.05795-2     Document Type: Review

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