Estudos de revisão sistemática: um guia para síntese criteriosa da evidência científica

Abstract

ABSTRACTIntroduction: Aggregation of research evidence to guide clinical practice is one of the main reasons for conducting studies that provide a synthesis of the literature, but it is not the only reason. Systematic reviews are designed to be methodical, explicit and replicable. Such studies may help to guide project development, by indicating new directions for further investigations and identifying which research methods have been used within a given area. Methods: Systematic reviews require straightforwa…