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Ongoing problems with the E of EBM and on the need for person-centered healthcare. A commentary on Steurer et al. (2014). “Are clinically heterogenous studies synthesized in systematic reviews?”

Andrew Miles

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v3i1.1009

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