Is Evidence-Based Medicine Relevant to the Developing World?
Open Access
- 31 May 2005
- journal article
- essay
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 2 (5), e107
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0020107
Abstract
Systematic reviews have yet to achieve their potential as a resource for practitioners in developing countries, argue Chinnock et al.Keywords
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