title: The role of systematic reviews in clinical research and practice.
abstract: Well-conducted systematic reviews and meta-analyses provide the best quality evidence for clinical decision-making. This article presents the key role of systematic reviews in clinical decision-making, discussing the steps and pitfalls to avoid in conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Centre, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada.
authors.forename: Ted
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Haines
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McKnight
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Duku
authors.forename: Lenora
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: Achilleas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thoma
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D012196:Review Literature as Topic