Quality of systematic reviews used in guidelines for oncology practice.

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Published in Ann Oncol on February 06, 2006

Authors

F Vigna-Taglianti1, P Vineis, A Liberati, F Faggiano

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy. federica.vignataglianti@oed.piemonte.it

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