Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 25-34 , July 1999

Identification of Randomized Controlled Trials From the Emergency Medicine Literature: Comparison of Hand Searching Versus MEDLINE Searching

Received 19 November 1997 ,Revised 19 October 1998 ,Accepted 11 December 1998.

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☆ Supported by the Researchand Development Directorateof the North West RegionalHealth Authority, UK (grant No. 0925/704267), and the Faculty of Accident and Emergency Medicine, England, and the Cochrane Injuries Group.

☆☆ Address for reprints: Kathy Rowan, MSc, PhD, Scientific Director, ICNARC, Tavistock House,Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HR, UK; 0171-388-2856,fax 0171-388-3759;E-mail kathy@icnarc.demon.co.uk.

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Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 34, Issue 1 , Pages 25-34 , July 1999

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