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CLUSTER searching approach to inform evidence syntheses: A methodological review

Anthony Tsang1, Michelle Maden2

  • 1Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Psychology & Social Care, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.

Research Synthesis Methods
|June 5, 2021
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