title: An introduction to systematic reviews in animal health, animal welfare, and food safety.
abstract: In this paper, we provide an introduction to systematic reviews and discuss the process for conducting systematic reviews in animal health, animal welfare, and food safety. The research synthesis need that can be addressed by a systematic review is discussed. The use of systematic reviews to address questions about intervention effects, etiology, diagnostic tests evaluation and disease burden are discussed. The steps included in a systematic review are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine,Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine,Ames, IA,USA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.affiliation: Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses,University of Guelph,Guelph, CA,USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sargeant
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000827:Animal Welfare; D000818:Animals; D059022:Food Safety; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000662:veterinary; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D014730:Veterinary Medicine