Searching for studies for Systematic Reviews: a brief guide from the RCSI Royal College of Surgeons Ireland

20 page guide on where to search, how to create and test your search stragey, search filters, translating your strategy to other databases, documenting and updating your search, with sample PRISM diagram and sample search strategies. 

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The Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Reviews (MECIR) are methodological standards to which all Cochrane Protocols, Reviews, and Updates are expected to adhere. They are divided into sections for the conduct of, and reporting the reviews of interventions.  These expectations are intended for both internal and external audiences. They provide authors and users of the Cochrane Library with clear and transparent expectations of review conduct and reporting.

• Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care by Helen Aveyard

  ISBN: 9780335263080

  Publication Date: 2014-01-01

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• Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review by Andrew Booth; Anthea Sutton; Diana Papaioannou

  ISBN: 9781473912458

  Publication Date: 2016-08-15
• Authoring a Ph. D. Thesis by Patrick Dunleavy

  ISBN: 1403911916

  Publication Date: 2003-08-16

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