systematic review
sis-teh-MAT-ik reh-VYOO
ˌsɪstəˈmætɪk rɪˈvjuːListen
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a rigorous methodology for synthesising existing research on a specific question by comprehensively identifying, selecting, critically appraising, and summarising all studies that meet pre-defined eligibility criteria, following a transparent and reproducible protocol that minimises bias; systematic reviews differ from narrative reviews in their explicit and reproducible search strategy, pre-specified inclusion and exclusion criteria, and standardised quality assessment of included studies; when the included studies provide quantitative data that can be pooled, a systematic review may incorporate a meta-analysis; Cochrane Reviews, produced by the international Cochrane Collaboration, are widely regarded as the highest-quality systematic reviews in medicine and form a key reference for clinical guideline development
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