Abstract:
:A systematic review is a summary of existing evidence that answers a specific clinical question, contains a thorough, unbiased search of the relevant literature, explicit criteria for assessing studies and structured presentation of the results. A systematic review that incorporates quantitative pooling of similar studies to produce an overall summary of treatment effects is a meta-analysis. A systematic review should have clear, focused clinical objectives containing four elements expressed through the acronym PICO (Patient, group of patients, or problem, an Intervention, a Comparison intervention and specific Outcomes). Explicit and thorough search of the literature is a pre-requisite of any good systematic review. Reviews should have pre-defined explicit criteria for what studies would be included and the analysis should include only those studies that fit the inclusion criteria. The quality (risk of bias) of the primary studies should be critically appraised. Particularly the role of publication and language bias should be acknowledged and addressed by the review, whenever possible. Structured reporting of the results with quantitative pooling of the data must be attempted, whenever appropriate. The review should include interpretation of the data, including implications for clinical practice and further research. Overall, the current quality of reporting of systematic reviews remains highly variable.
journal_name
Indian J Dermatoljournal_title
Indian journal of dermatologyauthors
Bigby Mdoi
10.4103/0019-5154.127671subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-03-01 00:00:00pages
134-9issue
2eissn
0019-5154issn
1998-3611pii
IJD-59-134journal_volume
59pub_type
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.53194
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
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doi:10.4103/ijd.IJD_609_17
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/ijd.IJD_526_16
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.97678
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.57615
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.174030
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.39733
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.160527
更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.105316
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.74545
更新日期:2010-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.113949
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.182467
更新日期:2016-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/ijd.IJD_271_18
更新日期:2019-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.164373
更新日期:2015-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.135492
更新日期:2014-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.44805
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.74568
更新日期:2010-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1989-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
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doi:10.4103/ijd.IJD_492_18
更新日期:2020-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/ijd.IJD_300_18
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.113983
更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.119960
更新日期:2013-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.97665
更新日期:2012-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.152585
更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/ijd.IJD_640_16
更新日期:2018-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1989-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.80419
更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.48997
更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Indian journal of dermatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.4103/0019-5154.139874
更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00