Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis of Preclinical Studies: Why Perform Them and How to Appraise Them Critically
Open Access
- 19 February 2014
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
- Vol. 34 (5), 737-742
- https://doi.org/10.1038/jcbfm.2014.28
Abstract
The use of systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical studies has become more common, including those of studies describing the modeling of cerebrovascular diseases. Empirical evidence sugg...Keywords
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