Journal of Development Effectiveness

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To cite this article: Howard White & Hugh Waddington (2012): Why do we care about evidence synthesis? An introduction to the special issue on systematic reviews, Journal of Development
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Journal of Development Effectiveness
Vol. 4, No. 3, September 2012, 351–358

Why do we care about evidence synthesis? An introduction to the special

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