Adrian Grant's pioneering use of evidence synthesis in perinatal medicine, 1980-1992

Abstract Systematic reviews of existing research are needed to help reduce the enormous amount of wasted resources in biomedical research. Whether already available or needed but unavailable, systematic reviews are a key element in prioritising questions for new research, and for informing the desig...

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Main Author: Iain Chalmers (Author)
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Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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