title: Reading and critically appraising systematic reviews and meta-analyses: a short primer with a focus on hepatology.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts-New England Medical Center, 750 Washington Street, NEMC #63, Boston, MA 02111, USA. ebalk@tufts-nemc.org
authors.forename: Ethan M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Balk
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Peter A L
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Bonis
mesh_terms: D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D011932:Reading; D012196:Review Literature as Topic