Systematic Review
A
summary of the clinical literature. A systematic review is a critical
assessment and evaluation of all research studies that address a
particular clinical issue.
- The
researchers use an organized method of locating, assembling, and
evaluating a body of literature on a particular topic using a set of
specific criteria.
- A systematic review typically includes a description of the findings of the collection of research studies.
- The systematic review may also include a quantitative pooling of data, called a meta-analysis.