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Methodology Checklist 1: Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses

SIGN Study identification (Include author, title, year of publication, journal title, pages ) Guideline topic: Before completing this checklist, consider: 1. Is the paper a systematic review or meta-analysis? IF NO R ! "# $give reason %elow&. IF ' ( "ON#IN) . *. Is the paper relevant to key +,estion? -nalyse ,sing .I"O $.atient or .op,lation Intervention "omparison O,tcome&. IF NO R ! "# $give reason %elow&. IF ' ( complete the checklist. Reason /or re0ection: 1. .aper not a systematic review1meta-analysis +,estion Key Question No:

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*. .aper not relevant to key

3. Other reason

Checklist completed by:

SECTION 1: INTERN ! " !I#IT$


In a well conducted systematic review 1.1 The study add esses an app op iate and clea ly focused !uestion. In this study this criterion is::
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$ desc iption of the methodolo'y used is included.

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The lite atu e sea ch is sufficiently i'o ous to identify all the ele#ant studies.

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Study !uality is assessed and taken into account.

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The e a e enou'h simila ities bet+een the studies selected to make combinin' them easonable.

SECTION %: O"ER !! SSESSMENT O& T'E ST(#$ &.1 &.& ,o+ +ell +as the study done to minimise biasCode ++, +, or Notes) Summa ise the autho s conclusions. $dd any comments on you o+n assessment of the study. and the e/tent to +hich it ans+e s you !uestion.

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