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Google Scholar is not enough to be used alone for systematic reviews

Google Scholar is not enough to be used alone for systematic reviews

Google Scholar is not enough to be used alone for systematic reviews

Authors of this article:

Dean Giustini1 ;   Maged N. Kamel Boulos2
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