Scoping reviews: time for clarity in definition, methods, and reporting

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Year: 2014
Type: article
Volume: 67
Issue: 12
Pages: 1291-1294
Citations: 2576
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                                    Heather Colquhoun, 
                                
                                    Danielle Levac, 
                                
                                    Kelly K. O’Brien
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2014). 
                            Scoping reviews: time for clarity in definition, methods, and reporting. 
                            Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
                            , 67
                            (12)
                            , 1291-1294.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.03.013
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.03.013