Respiratory Medicine
Volume 97, Issue 1 , Pages 97-103 , January 2003

An introduction to systematic reviews in respiratory medicine

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PII: S0954-6111(02)91467-8

doi: 10.1053/rmed.2002.1467

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 97, Issue 1 , Pages 97-103 , January 2003