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Systematic Reviews: Health Sciences

A guide for those who want to do a Systematic Review search strategy mainly in the health sciences field.

Types of Systematic Reviews

  • Systematic Reviews
  • Meta-analyses
  • Scoping Reviews
  • Living Systematic Review
  • Umbrella Reviews
  • Narrative Reviews
  • Integrative Reviews

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Munn, Z., Stern, C., Aromataris, E., Lockwood, C., & Jordan, Z. (2018). What kind of systematic review should I conduct? A proposed typology and guidance for systematic reviewers in the medical and health sciences. BMC medical research methodology, 18(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-017-0468-4