Assessing the quality of research | RDL Research Database

Abstract

Inflexible use of evidence hierarchies confuses practitioners and irritates researchers. So how can we improve the way we assess research?

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Computer scienceData scienceQuality (philosophy)Information retrievalWorld Wide Web

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Publication Info

Year: 2004
Type: review
Volume: 328
Issue: 7430
Pages: 39-41
Citations: 380
Access: Closed

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                                    Paul Glasziou, 
                                
                                    Jan P. Vandenbroucke, 
                                
                                    Iain Chalmers
                                
                            (2004). 
                            Assessing the quality of research. 
                            BMJ
                            , 328
                            (7430)
                            , 39-41.
                            https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.328.7430.39

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DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7430.39