Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 153-158 , February 2002

How relevant are the systematic reviews in the cochrane library to emergency medical practice?

Received 31 August 2001 ,Revised 5 October 2001 ,Accepted 5 October 2001.

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doi: 10.1067/mem.2002.120795

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 153-158 , February 2002

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