Doing a Systematic Review: A Student′s Guide

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I especially like the format of the chapters, which start with an overview of systematic reviews and culminate in specialized topics such as including qualitative data and economic variables in reviews. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. There are fantastic links to other resources too, which I found invaluable and examples of common problems that students have brought to supervision.

This is not intended to be a full statement of all your rights under the Distance Selling Regulations. It even offers some brilliant insights into the qualities your marker might be looking out for and common pitfalls for each section. This book will not only support you to overcome common challenges and pitfalls, it will give you the knowledge and skills to produce an excellent review and you might even enjoy the journey! By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. It is set out with a seperate chapter for each step with helpful suggestions of how and when to do each section.Although I would recommend reading this text from start to finish, it can also be used as a reference to guide students through each step of the process.

It provides detailed information in accessible language presented in bite-sized chunks and thus can be used as a staged guide throughout the process. Although most universities run short classes or modules on systematic reviews, I think this book beats them because it takes everything slowly, step by step. Chapters align with the steps in the process and address each component of the review with clarity and multiple examples. User friendly, logical and well structured, the book holds the hand of the reader through each step of conducting a systematic reviews.Throughout the book, the authors make extensive use of questions posed by real students when carrying out reviews to help you through some of the challenges you may face. So far I have only written my systematic review protocol, so I've only needed the first couple of chapters, but I'll definitely be using this book to guide me through the whole process! There are plenty of helpful examples and it is so readable and does not bore the pants off you (well, as much as a book on SR can do! Angela Boland has worked at LRiG (Liverpool Reviews and Implementation Group) since it was established in 2001 and has carried out many systematic reviews of both clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of health care interventions.