Welcome to our library guide to resources for systematic reviews! Systematic reviews are important in public health, social welfare, health sciences and a growing number of disciplines. In this guide, we focus on important aspects related to the literature search.
For further questions, please contact;
Elaine Lasda, subject librarian for Social Welfare - elasda@albany.edu
Sue Kaczor, subject librarian for Public Health and Biology - skaczor@albany.edu
According to the Cochrane Library: "A systematic review attempts to identify, appraise and synthesize all the empirical evidence that meets pre-specified eligibility criteria to answer a specific research question. Researchers conducting systematic reviews use explicit, systematic methods that are selected with a view aimed at minimizing bias, to produce more reliable findings to inform decision making."
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