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Open Access 01-12-2018 | Commentary

Adrian Grant’s pioneering use of evidence synthesis in perinatal medicine, 1980–1992

Author: Iain Chalmers

Published in: Reproductive Health | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Systematic reviews of existing research are needed to help reduce the enormous amount of wasted resources in biomedical research. Whether already available or needed but unavailable, systematic reviews are a key element in prioritising questions for new research, and for informing the design of additional studies. One of the most important of Adrian Grant’s many contributions was to recognise this a decade before it began to become more widely accepted. In this sphere, as well as in many others, he was a real pioneer.
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Metadata
Title
Adrian Grant’s pioneering use of evidence synthesis in perinatal medicine, 1980–1992
Author
Iain Chalmers
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Reproductive Health / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1742-4755
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-018-0518-3

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