Title of article
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: How to appraise a review article
Author/Authors
Rateb, Said Egyptian Group for Surgical Science and Research, Egypt , Dowidar, Nabil Egyptian Group for Surgical Science and Research, Egypt , Farid, Mohamed Egyptian Group for Surgical Science and Research, Egypt , Hussein, Ahmed Egyptian Group for Surgical Science and Research, Egypt , Hazem, Ahmed Egyptian Group for Surgical Science and Research, Egypt
From page
175
To page
177
Abstract
One area of confusion is the distinction between review (overview) articles, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. The diagram below illustrates their relationship. Review (overview) articles are the broadest category. Most review articles are unsystematic, because the author does not look at all of the evidence. A systematic review has a formal approach to gathering, evaluating, and presenting the evidence. Some systematic reviews are meta-analyses; a meta-analysis goes the final step by using formal statistical methods to calculate a summary result or results
Journal title
The Egyptian Journal of Surgery
Journal title
The Egyptian Journal of Surgery
Record number
2544090
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