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Literature/reports published outside of traditional commercial publishing. This can include government reports, conference proceedings, graduate dissertations, unpublished clinical trials, etc.
~Chapter 4.3.5 of Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
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( ) | Combines OR groups. This is called “nesting.” (pediatric OR child OR adolescent) AND obesity |
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