Systematic review service

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Our librarians help researchers conduct systematic reviews. Systematic reviews are syntheses of all previously conducted research on a topic and represent the highest level of evidence in clinical research.

The service is available to U of M health sciences researchers. If you are part of another U of M college or school, visit the University Libraries' Systematic Review Service webpage.

Benefits

Work with librarians to increase the quality of reviews and streamline the process. Librarians help you:

determine if there are existing reviews on your topic,
develop and register a protocol to ensure transparency and rigor,
create search strategies to identify all relevant studies,
deliver search results formatted for citation managers and systematic review tools,
implement best practices for screening, risk of bias assessment, and data extraction and synthesis,
and write the search methodology.

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Related resources

Conducting a systematic review

Guide outlining the steps for writing a systematic review.

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Literature search

Request literature searches on health-related topics to support research projects and publications.

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Related staff

Caitlin Bakker

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