Evidence Synthesis and Systematic Reviews

On this page you will find tools for the different steps of the evidence synthesis process

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Checklists, diagrams, reporting guidelines and registration resources to help you plan your evidence synthesis review.

Text mining tools to assist in creating a reproducible search.

Tools used to screen citations generated from searches. These tools will allow for decisions based on inclusion, exclusion, and maybe.

Tools for the process of extracting the relevant information from the studies you have assessed for eligibility in your review.

Tools to perform a meta-analysis and a link to the Biostatistics Consulting Center at Temple University.

Checklists used in the process of critically appraising evidence and articles.

Handbook for grading the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations using the GRADE approach.

Risk of bias tool for randomized trials.