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A thematic series published in Systematic Reviews.
Commentary
Clinical practice and public health guidelines are important tools for translating research findings into practice with the aim of assisting health practitioners as well as patients and consumers in health beh...
Systematic Reviews 2012 1:3
Published on: 9 February 2012
Commentary
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is Canada's premier health-research funding agency. We fund nearly 14,000 researchers and trainees in four theme areas: biomedical, clinical, health services, ...
Systematic Reviews 2012 1:6
Published on: 9 February 2012
Commentary
Developing and registering protocols may seem like an added burden to systematic review investigators. This paper discusses benefits of protocol registration and debunks common misperceptions on the barriers o...
Systematic Reviews 2012 1:4
Published on: 9 February 2012
Methodology
Following publication of the PRISMA statement, the UK Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) at the University of York in England began to develop an international prospective register of systematic review...
Systematic Reviews 2012 1:2
Published on: 9 February 2012
Editorial
Prospective registration of systematic reviews promotes transparency, helps reduce potential for bias and serves to avoid unintended duplication of reviews. Registration offers advantages to many stakeholders ...
Systematic Reviews 2012 1:7
Published on: 9 February 2012
Commentary
An important activity of the National Institute for Health Research is to commission and support the preparation of systematic reviews. For research commissioners, the international prospective register for sy...
Systematic Reviews 2012 1:5
Published on: 9 February 2012
