The information on this page provides a snapshot of the process and timeline for conducting a systematic review. This will help you understand what you are getting into before embarking on a systematic review. If you are convinced you want to move forward, be sure to review the Which Review Type and Avoid Redundancy sections of this information guide next.
*Box 2.3b Timeline for a Cochrane review
*From: Higgins JPT, Green S (editors). Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions Version 5.1.0 [updated March 2011]. The Cochrane Collaboration, 2011.
*Box 2.1 Steps in conducting a systematic review
*From: Egger M, Smith GD, Altman DG. Systematic reviews in health care meta-analysis in context. p. 25. 2nd ed. London: BMJ; 2001.
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