Writing a narrative biomedical review: considerations for authors, peer reviewers, and editors

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 31 Số 11 - Trang 1409-1417 - 2011
Armen Yuri Gasparyan1, Lilit Ayvazyan2, Heather L. Blackmore3, George D. Kitas4,1
1Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Unit, Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Teaching Trust of University of Birmingham, UK), Russell’s Hall Hospital, Dudley, United Kingdom
2Department of Medical Chemistry, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia
3Institute of Metabolic Sciences, Metabolic Research Laboratories, Addenbrookes Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
4Arthritis Research UK (AR UK) Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

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