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Review
. 1998 Dec 5;317(7172):1562-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7172.1562.

Review of the usefulness of contacting other experts when conducting a literature search for systematic reviews

R J McManus  1 , S Wilson, B C Delaney, D A Fitzmaurice, C J Hyde, R S Tobias, S Jowett, F D Hobbs
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Review of the usefulness of contacting other experts when conducting a literature search for systematic reviews

R J McManus et al. BMJ. .
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