Rapid Reviews Methods Series: Considerations and Recommendations for Evidence Synthesis in Rapid Reviews

Overview

Journal BMJ Evid Based Med

Publisher BMJ Publishing Group

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2024 Oct 31

PMID 39481881

Authors

Valerie J King

Barbara Nussbaumer-Streit

Elizabeth Shaw

Declan Devane

Leila Kahwati

Meera Viswanathan

Gerald Gartlehner

Affiliations

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