The art and science of knowledge synthesis

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ComparabilitySystematic reviewTransparency (behavior)Computer scienceManagement scienceDiversity (politics)External validityKnowledge managementData sciencePsychologyMEDLINESociologyPolitical scienceMathematicsEngineeringSocial psychology

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 64
Issue: 1
Pages: 11-20
Citations: 186
Access: Closed

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                                    Andrea C. Tricco, 
                                
                                    Jennifer Tetzlaff, 
                                
                                    David Moher
                                
                            (2010). 
                            The art and science of knowledge synthesis. 
                            Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
                            , 64
                            (1)
                            , 11-20.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.11.007

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.11.007