title: Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement.
authors.affiliation: Ottawa Methods Centre, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. dmoher@ohri.ca
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Moher
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liberati
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tetzlaff
authors.forename: Douglas G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Altman
mesh_terms: D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards; D017594:Publication Bias; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D009626:Terminology as Topic