How to produce a systematic review

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cam.issuedOnline2019-01-10
dc.contributor.authorWard, Rebecca J
dc.contributor.authorUsher-Smith, Juliet
dc.contributor.authorGriffin, Simon J
dc.contributor.orcidWard, Rebecca [0000-0003-3521-2815]
dc.contributor.orcidUsher-Smith, Juliet [0000-0002-8501-2531]
dc.contributor.orcidGriffin, Simon [0000-0002-2157-4797]
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-26T13:21:14Z
dc.date.available2018-09-26T13:21:14Z
dc.date.issued2019-03
dc.description.abstractWhen looking for an answer to a question, in most cases, hundreds, if not thousands of research papers have been published in that area. A systematic review attempts ‘to collate all empirical evidence that fits pre-specified eligibility criteria in order to answer a specific research question. It uses explicit, systematic methods that are selected with a view of minimizing bias, thus providing more reliable findings from which conclusions can be drawn and decisions made’ (Antman, Lau, Kupelnick, Mosteller, Chalmers 1992; Oxman and Guyatt 1993). As systematic reviews aim to collate all of the relevant information (Higgins and Green, 2011), clinicians or researchers can be confident that most of, it not all, the relevant papers have been considered. Systematic reviews are the most highly regarded research evidence (Murad, Asi, Alsawas and Alahdab, 2016) and therefore used to inform guidelines, summarise existing evidence and provide appropriate justification for commencing a randomised controlled trial.
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.28127
dc.identifier.eissn1755-7399
dc.identifier.issn1755-7380
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/280763
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1755738018794715
dc.titleHow to produce a systematic review
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2018-06-07
prism.endingPage157
prism.issueIdentifier3
prism.publicationDate2019
prism.publicationNameInnovAiT: Education and inspiration for general practice
prism.startingPage155
prism.volume12
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2019-03
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
rioxxterms.versionAM
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1177/1755738018794715
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