Systematic reviews. Some examples.

Full Abstract

Reviewing the literature is a scientific inquiry that needs a clear design to preclude bias. It is a real enterprise if one aims at completeness of the literature on a certain subject. Going through refereed English language journals is not enough. On line databases are helpful, but mainly as a starting point. This article gives examples of systematic reviews on vitamin C and the common cold, pyridoxine against the premenstrual syndrome, homeopathy, and physiotherapy.

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Author/s: Knipschild, P (P);

Affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, University of Limburg, Maastricht, Netherlands.

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Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (BMJ), published in ENGLAND. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1994-Sep; vol 309 (issue 6956) : pp 719-21

Dates: Created 1994/11/30; Completed 1994/11/30; Revised 2008/11/20;

PMID: 7950526, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Associated Chemicals: Ascorbic Acid (50-81-7)

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