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Published on May 23, 2014 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2014.04.5955

Systematic reviews of biomedical literature: an introduction for busy clinicians

Revisiones sistemáticas de la literatura: una introducción para el clínico ocupado

Felipe Martínez Lomakin , Eva Madrid Aris

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Felipe Martínez Lomakin

ranoih@gmail.com

Hontaneda 2664 Edificio Dr

Eva Madrid Aris

Departamento de Salud Pública, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile

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Citation Martínez Lomakin F, Madrid Aris E. Systematic reviews of biomedical literature: an introduction for busy clinicians. Medwave 2014;14(04):e5955 doi: 10.5867/medwave.2014.04.5955

Submission date 07/04/2014

Acceptance date 16/05/2014

Publication date 23/05/2014

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