Systematic reviews of the literature: The overview and meta-analysis
This article summarizes the major features and advantages of systematic reviews. It distinguishes those features that attempt to increase the usefulness of reviews by limiting bias, and it provides a summary of important questions clinicians can use to appraise such reviews critically. With this knowledge, clinicians should be able to use the literature more appropriately and in a timely fashion.
Department of Dental Specialities—Prosthodontics, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota USA
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