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. 2006 Oct 14;333(7572):804-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.38987.492014.94.

How to formulate research recommendations

Polly Brown  1 , Klara Brunnhuber, Kalipso Chalkidou, Iain Chalmers, Mike Clarke, Mark Fenton, Carol Forbes, Julie Glanville, Nicholas J Hicks, Janet Moody, Sara Twaddle, Hazim Timimi, Pamela Young
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How to formulate research recommendations

Polly Brown et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

“More research is needed” is a conclusion that fits most systematic reviews. But authors need to be more specific about what exactly is required

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