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Guides and Standards for Conducting a Systematic Review
In-depth information on how to conduct a systematic review
Cochrane Collaboration Handbook
Finding What Works in Health Care: Standards for Systematic Reviews
IOM Standards for Systematic Reviews
Methods Guide for Effectiveness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews (AHRQ)
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA Statement)
Systematic Reviews: CRD’s Guidance for Undertaking Reviews in Health Care
Journal articles on how to conduct a systematic review
Best Practice Guidelines for Abstract Screening
Polanin, J., Pigott, T., et al. (2019). Res Synth Methods. 2019 Sep; 10(3): 330–342. PMCID: PMC6771536
How to Write a Systematic Review of the Literature.
Pati D., Lorusso L.N. (2018). HERD. 2018 Jan;11(1):15-30. PMID: 29283007
An Introduction to Writing Narrative and Systematic Reviews
Heart Lung Circ. 2018 Jul;27(7):893-898 PMID: 29857977
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: An Illustrated, Step-By-Step Guide
Pai, M. (2004). Natl Med J India, 17(2):86-95. PMID: 15141602.
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Asking Structured, Answerable Clinical Questions Using the Population, Intervention/Comparator, Outcome (PICO) Framework
PM R. 2019 May;11(5):548-553 PMID: 30729707
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