Pediatric Neurology
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 63-69 , February 2012

Role of Cochrane Reviews in Pediatric Neurology

  • Wolfgang Girisch, MS

      Affiliations

    • Medical School, University of Saarland, Homburg, Germany
    • Both authors contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Christiane Willhelm, MS

      Affiliations

    • Medical School, University of Saarland, Homburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Sven Gottschling, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, University Children’s Hospital of Saarland, Homburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Ludwig Gortner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical School, University of Saarland, Homburg, Germany
    • Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, University Children’s Hospital of Saarland, Homburg, Germany
    • ,
  • Sascha Meyer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, University Children’s Hospital of Saarland, Homburg, Germany
    • Department of Neuropediatrics, University Children’s Hospital of Saarland, Homburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Meyer; Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology; University Children’s Hospital of Saarland; Building 9; 66421 Homburg, Germany.
    • Both authors contributed equally to this work.

Received 20 September 2011 ,Accepted 28 November 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2011.11.021

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 63-69 , February 2012

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