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Abstract

Umbrella reviews provide a ready means for decision makers in healthcare to gain a clear understanding of a broad topic area. The umbrella review methodology described here is the first to consider reviews that report other than quantitative evidence derived from randomized controlled trials. The methodology includes an easy to use and informative summary of evidence table to readily provide decision makers with the available, highest level of evidence relevant to the question posed.

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Systematic reviewInclusion (mineral)PsychologyManagement scienceMEDLINEEngineering ethicsMedical educationMedicinePolitical scienceEngineeringSocial psychology

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Year: 2015
Type: article
Volume: 13
Issue: 3
Pages: 132-140
Citations: 2186
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                                    Edoardo Aromataris, 
                                
                                    Ritin Fernandez, 
                                
                                    Christina Godfrey
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2015). 
                            Summarizing systematic reviews. 
                            International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare
                            , 13
                            (3)
                            , 132-140.
                            https://doi.org/10.1097/xeb.0000000000000055
                        

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DOI: 10.1097/xeb.0000000000000055