Objectives: To report systematic review definitions that are published in overviews of reviews and to propose a new classification of systematic reviews. Study Design and Setting: In this review of overviews, we searched ...

This paper summarizes the main features of review articles in medical topics. Articles can be classified as narrative reviews, systematic reviews or meta-analysis. Narrative reviews are appropriate to update etiology, ...

AbstractPaper aims The purpose of the paper is to offer guidance regarding how to write a Literature Review for empirical papers, that provides adequate background and convincing support. The literature review plays the ...

Objective: To develop methods guidance to support the conduct of rapid reviews (RRs) produced within Cochrane and beyond, in response to requests for timely evidence syntheses for decision-making purposes including urgent ...