Systematic Reviews to Support Evidence-based Medicine

By understanding the principles behind reviews of healthcare literature, you will be able to assess the credibility of the recommendations handed down to you in published reviews and practice guidelines.

Abstract

This book states that it is designed for health professionals who wish to improve the quality of their practice by using systematic reviews. The first half of the book takes the reader ‘systematically’ through the authors' five steps of the review process: framing questions for a review; identifying relevant literature; assessing the quality of the literature; summarising the evidence; and interpreting the findings.