The role of systematic reviews in clinical research and practice.
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.
Haines
Ted
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Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences Centre, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada.
McKnight
Leslie
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Duku
Eric
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Perry
Lenora
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Thoma
Achilleas
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D035843:Biomedical Research; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D012196:Review Literature as Topic