Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: A Step-by-Step Guide
What is a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis? A systematic review identifies, appraises, and qualitatively or quantitatively synthesises evidence that meets specified criteria, to answer a research question. A meta-analysis is often incorporated into a systematic review study and, statistically attempts to quantify an overall effect for a particular research question, using study effects identified by the systematic review. Researchers may want to undertake a systematic revi