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Systematic Review Guide

Overview of the Systematic Review process with links to resources

Screening

Screening Results

Screening is a two-part process in which you determine whether each individual article meets your inclusion criteria, and therefore should be included in your review. To reduce bias, you should have a minimum of two reviewers to screen (yourself and someone else from your team)

Results can be exported from databases often in RIS format directly into Reference Management and Systematic Review tools.

Screen Initially by: Title/Abstract of Article then using full text.

Screen using: Inclusion/Exclusion criteria,

Articles should be screened by two or more researchers, independently and in duplicate

Managing disagreements, can use: Consensus, Third reviewer, Compare reasons for exclusion.

 

See 'Reporting' tab on this Guide under 'Overview and Structure'.