Systematic reviews

Any piece of primary research ought to be preceded by a systematic review. The key advantage of a systematic review over the traditional narrative review is its ability to identify all the available eveidence in a systematic and replicable manner. This book will describe a) the key steps to undertaking a systematic review and b) the process of undertaking a meta-analysis. The book will include step-by-step examples of how to design data extraction forms, search strategies and combine in a meta-analysis.
Content: Series Editor's Introduction; Acknowledgements; Scope of the Book; Glossary; 1 Background: Evidence-based Education; 2 The Nature of Evidence in Effectiveness Research; 3 The Stages of a Systematic Review; 4 Developing a Protocol; Searching and Screening; Data Extraction; 5 Quality Appraisal; 6 Publication Bias; 7 Data Synthesis and Meta-analysis; 8 Conclusions; Suggested Further Reading; References; Index.
Abstract: Primary research ought to be preceded by a systematic review, which has the advantage over the traditional narrative review in its ability to identify all the available evidence in a systematic and replicable manner. This book describes the key steps to undertaking a systematic review.