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  International Journal of Nursing PracticeVolume 7 Issue 6, Pages 376 - 382 Published Online: 12 Jan 2002 © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 100K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Elements of a systematic review Copyright Blackwell Science Pty Ltd KEYWORDS evidence-based health care • evidence-based nursing and midwifery • meta-analysis • nursing • systematic • review ABSTRACTThis paper examines the subject of systematic reviews from a nursing viewpoint. The history of the evidence-based health-care movement and the major differences between systematic reviews and traditional literature reviews are discussed. The steps of the process used by those conducting reviews are examined in detail. These include structuring a research question, searching and appraising the literature, data extraction, analysis and synthesis, and reporting the results. It is this process that ensures reviews can be considered as a legitimate form of nursing research.
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