Preparing and maintaining systematic reviews

Unbiased, up-to-date systematic reviews of all the relevant, reliable evidence are needed to provide trustworthy evidence to inform practice and policy.


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4.2 Preparing and maintaining systematic reviews of all the relevant evidence

Systematic reviews of all the relevant, reliable evidence

 

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Smith ML, Glass GV (1977)
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Hemminki E, Starfield B (1978)
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Hemminki E, Starfield B (1978)
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Jackson GB (1978)
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The Pooling Project Research Group (1978)
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Winship DH (1978)
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Editorial (1980)
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Cooper HM, Rosenthal R (1980)
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Andrews G, Guitar B, Howie P (1980)
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Kass EH (1981)
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Baum ML, Anish DS, Chalmers TC, Sacks HS, Smith H, Fagerstrom RM (1981)
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Coffman TL (1981)
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Andrews G, Harvey R (1981)
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DeSilva RA, Hennekens CH, Lown B, Cassells W (1981)
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Polk BF (1981)
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Loeliger EA (1981)
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Altman DG (1981)
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Hunter JE, Schmidt FL, Jackson GB (1982)
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Hampton JR (1982)
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Baber NS, Lewis JA (1982)
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Mazzuca SA (1982)
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Mumford E, Schlesinger HJ, Glass GV (1982)
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Shapiro DA, Shapiro D (1982)
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Blackburn BA, Smith H, Chalmers TC (1982)
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Cone LA (1982)
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Kavale K (1982)
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Smith ML (1982)
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Editorial (1982)
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May GS, Eberlein KA, Furberg CD, Passamani ER, DeMets DL (1982)
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Light RJ (1983)
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Altman DG (1983)
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Ottenbacher KJ, Petersen P (1983)
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Ottenbacher KJ, Petersen P (1983)
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Baber NS, Lewis JA (1983)
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Foon KA, Smalley RV, Riggs CW, Gale RP (1983)
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Chalmers TC, Celano P, Sacks HS, Smith H (1983)
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Leizorovicz A, Boissel JP (1983)
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Messer J, Reitman D, Sacks HS, Smith H, Chalmers TC (1983)
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Shapiro DA, Shapiro D (1983)
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Huitfeldt B, Montgomery SA (1983)
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Kavale KA, Forness SR (1983)
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Moskowitz G, Chalmers TC, Sacks HS, Fagerstrom RM, Smith H Jr (1983)
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Yusuf S, Sleight P (1983)
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Furberg CD, Bell RL (1983)
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Light RJ, Pillemer DB (1984)
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Bassan MM, Shalev O, Eliakim A (1984)
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King JF, Keirse MJNC, Grant A, Chalmers I (1985)
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Yusuf S, Peto R, Lewis J, Collins R, Sleight P (1985)
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Sacks HS, Chalmers TC, Berk AA, Reitman D (1985)
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Einarson TR, McGhan WF, Bootman JL, Sabers DL (1985)
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Goldschmidt PG (1986)
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Himel HN, Liberati A, Gelber RD, Chalmers TC (1986)
Adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: A pooled estimate based on results from published randomized control trials. JAMA 256:1148-1159.

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Chalmers TC, Berrier J, Sacks HS, Levin H, Reitman D, Nagalingam R (1987)
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Jenicek M (1987)
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Mulrow CD (1987)
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Sacks HS, Berrier J, Reitman D, Ancona-Berk VA, Chalmers TC (1987)
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L'Abbé KA, Detsky AS, O'Rourke K (1987)
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Peto R (1987)
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Yusuf S, Simon R, Ellenberg SS (1987)
Proceedings of the workshop on methodologic issues in overviews of randomized clinical trials, May 1986. Statistics in Medicine 6:217-409.

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Thacker SB (1988)
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Mulrow CD, Thacker SB, Pugh J (1988)
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Oxman AD, Guyatt GH (1988)
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Prendiville W, Elbourne E, Chalmers I (1988)
The effects of routine oxytocic administration in the management of the third stage of labour: an overview of the evidence from controlled trials. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 95:3-16.

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King JF, Grant A, Keirse MJNC, Chalmers I (1988)
Betamimetics in preterm labour: an overview of the randomized controlled trials. British Journal of Obstetetrics and Gynaecology 95:211-222.

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Elbourne D, Prendiville W, Chalmers I (1988)
Choice of oxytocic preparation for routine use in the management of the third stage of labour: an overview of the evidence from controlled trials. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 95:17-30.

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MacMahon S, Collins R, Peto R, Koster RW, Yusuf S (1988)
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Antiplatelet Trialists' Collaboration (1988)
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Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group (1988)
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Chalmers TC (1988)
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Chalmers I, ed (1988)
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Jenicek M (1989)
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Chalmers I, Enkin M, Keirse MJNC (1989)
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O’Rourke K, Detsky AS (1989)
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Hine LK, Laird N, Hewitt P, Chalmers TC (1989)
Meta-analytic evidence against prophylactic use of lidocaine in acute myocardial infarction. Archives of Internal Medicine 149:2694-8.

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Hetherington J, Dickersin K, Chalmers I, Meinert CL (1989)
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Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group (1990)
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Crowley P, Chalmers I, Keirse MJNC (1990)
The effects of corticosteroid administration before preterm delivery: an overview of the evidence from controlled trials. British Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 97:11–25.

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Altman DG, Doré CJ (1990)
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Advanced Ovarian Cancer Trialists Group (1991)
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Oxman AD, Guyatt GH (1991)
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Antman EM, Lau J, Kupelnick B, Mosteller F, Chalmers TC (1992)
A comparison of results of meta-analyses of randomized control trials and recommendations of clinical experts. JAMA 268:240-248.

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Sinclair JC, Bracken MB (1992)
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Oxman AD, Guyatt GH (1993)
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Milne R, Chambers LW (1993)
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Milne R, Chambers L (1993)
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Oxman AD, Guyatt GH, Cook DJ, Jaeschke R, Heddle N, Keller J (1993)
An index of scientific quality for health reports in the lay press. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 46:987-1001.

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Pettiti DB (1994)
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Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group (1994)
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Chalmers I, Altman DG (1995)
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Cholesterol Treatment Trialists’ (CTT) Collaboration (1995)
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Higgins JPT, Whitehead A (1996)
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Clarke M, Chalmers I (1998)
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Harden A, Weston R, Oakley A (1999)
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Jefferson T, Deeks J (1999)
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Egger M, Davey Smith G, Altman DG (2001)
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Lewis S, Clarke M (2001)
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Horn J (2001)
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Lee WL, Bausell RB, Berman BM (2001)
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Kunz R, Vist G, Oxman AD (2002)
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Lumley T (2002)
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Sandercock P, Roberts I (2002)
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Psaty BN, Lumley T, Furberg CD, Schellenbaum G, Pahor M, Alderman MH, Weiss NS (2003)
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Thomas J, Harden A, Oakley A, Oliver S, Sutcliffe K, Rees R, Brunton G, Kavanagh J (2004)
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Moher D, Tetzlaff J, Tricco AC, Sampson M, Altman DG (2007)
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Edwards SJ, Clarke MJ, Wordsworth S, Borrill J (2009)
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Sena ES, Briscoe CL, Howells DW, Donnan GA, Sandercock PA, Macleod MR (2010)
Factors affecting the apparent efficacy and safety of tissue plasminogen activator in thrombotic occlusion models of stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 30:1905-13.

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Bastian H, Glasziou P, Chalmers I (2010)
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