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Medicine and Health Sciences: Methodology

Steps in a systematic review

Key steps in conducting a systematic review

1.   Formulate the research question
2.   Set up the team
3.   Create a review protocol
4.   Conduct a thorough search of existing information
5.   Select studies per your protocol
6.   Appraise the quality of the studies
7.   Extract data
8.   Summarise the evidence
9.   Interpret the findings
10. Write up the report

Guides to methodology

Choose the right methodology for the type of review you're doing.  See below for the most prevalent methodology gidelines:

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