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Contents Foreword -- William R. Shadish 000 Acknowledgments 000 Preface 000 Chapter 1 Why do we need systematic reviews? 000 Chapter 2 Starting the review: Refining the question and defining the boundaries 000 Chapter 3 What sorts of studies do I include in the review? Deciding on the review's inclusion/exclusion criteria 000 Chapter 4 How to find the studies: The literature search 000 Chapter 5 How to appraise the studies: An introduction to assessing study quality 000 Chapter 6 Synthesizing the evidence 000 Chapter 7 Exploring heterogeneity and publication bias 000 Chapter 8 Disseminating the review 000 Chapter 9 Systematic reviews: urban myths and fairy tales 000 Glossary 000 Appendix 1 The review process (and some questions to ask before starting a review) 000 Appendix 2 MOOSE Guidelines 000 Appendix 3 Example of a flow diagram from a systematic review 000 Appendix 4 Example data extraction form 000 Appendix 5 Variations in the quality of systematic reviews 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology.
Social sciences -- Statistical methods.