Users' guides to the medical literature. VI. How to use an overview. Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: the PRISMA statement

Moher, D., Liberati, A., Tetzlaff, J., Altman, D. G., & for the PRISMA Group (2009) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.b2535 · Cited by 83,823

Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA Statement.

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Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: The PRISMA statement

Moher, D., Liberati, A., Tetzlaff, J., Altman, D. G., & the PRISMA Group* (2009) · Annals of Internal Medicine · doi:10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00135 · Cited by 37,554

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

Moher, D., Liberati, A., Tetzlaff, J., & Altman, D. G. (2009) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.06.005 · Cited by 19,575

Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: The PRISMA statement

Moher, D., Liberati, A., Tetzlaff, J., & Altman, D. G. (2010) · International Journal of Surgery · doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2010.02.007 · Cited by 12,156

AMSTAR 2: a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both.

Shea, B. J., Reeves, B. C., Wells, G., Thuku, M., Hamel, C., Moran, J., Moher, D., Tugwell, P., Welch, V., Kristjansson, E., et al. (2017) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.j4008 · Cited by 10,636

Improving the quality of reports of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials: the QUOROM statement

Moher, D., Cook, D. J., Eastwood, S., Olkin, I., Rennie, D., & Stroup, D. F. (1999) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(99)04149-5 · Cited by 4,826

The CONSORT statement: revised recommendations for improving the quality of reports of parallel group randomized trials

Moher, D., Schulz, K. F., & Altman, D. G. (2001) · BMC Medical Research Methodology · doi:10.1186/1471-2288-1-2 · Cited by 2,755

Systematic Reviews: Synthesis of Best Evidence for Clinical Decisions

Cook, D. J., Mulrow, C. D., & Haynes, R. B. (1997) · Annals of Internal Medicine · doi:10.7326/0003-4819-126-5-199703010-00006 · Cited by 2,184

Writing narrative literature reviews for peer-reviewed journals: secrets of the trade

Green, B. N., Johnson, C. D., & Adams, A. (2006) · Journal of Chiropractic Medicine · doi:10.1016/s0899-3467(07)60142-6 · Cited by 2,224

Risk Factors for Depression Among Elderly Community Subjects: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Cole, M. G., & Dendukuri, N. (2003) · American Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.160.6.1147 · Cited by 1,368

Early enteral nutrition in acutely ill patients: a systematic review

Marik, P. E., & Zaloga, G. P. (2001) · Critical Care Medicine · doi:10.1097/00003246-200112000-00005 · Cited by 938

Reducing obesity and related chronic disease risk in children and youth: a synthesis of evidence with 'best practice' recommendations

Flynn, M. A. T., McNeil, D. A., Maloff, B., Mutasingwa, D., Wu, M., Ford, C., & Tough, S. C. (2006) · Obesity Reviews · doi:10.1111/j.1467-789x.2006.00242.x · Cited by 925

Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement (Chinese edition)

Moher, D. (2009) · Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine · doi:10.3736/jcim20090918 · Cited by 909

Formulating Questions and Locating Primary Studies for Inclusion in Systematic Reviews

Counsell, C. (1997) · Annals of Internal Medicine · doi:10.7326/0003-4819-127-5-199709010-00008 · Cited by 505

How to Read a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis and Apply the Results to Patient Care: Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature

Murad, M. H., Montori, V. M., Ioannidis, J. P. A., Jaeschke, R., Devereaux, P. J., Prasad, K., Neumann, I., Carrasco-Labra, A., Agoritsas, T., Hatala, R., et al. (2014) · JAMA · doi:10.1001/jama.2014.5559 · Cited by 454

Exercise for Health for Early Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials

Asikainen, T.-M., Kukkonen-Harjula, K., & Miilunpalo, S. (2004) · Sports Medicine · doi:10.2165/00007256-200434110-00004 · Cited by 355

Review of meta-analyses on the association between child sexual abuse and adult mental health difficulties: a systematic approach

Hillberg, T., Hamilton-Giachritsis, C., & Dixon, L. (2011) · Trauma, Violence, & Abuse · doi:10.1177/1524838010386812 · Cited by 342

How useful is uterine artery Doppler flow velocimetry in the prediction of pre-eclampsia, intrauterine growth retardation and perinatal death? An overview

Chien, P. F. W., Arnott, N., Gordon, A., Owen, P., & Khan, K. S. (2000) · BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb11690.x · Cited by 283

A systematic review of the reproductive system effects of metformin in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome

Costello, M. F., & Eden, J. A. (2003) · Fertility and Sterility · doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)04554-5 · Cited by 224

Ambient temperature and cardiovascular mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Moghadamnia, M. T., Ardalan, A., Mesdaghinia, A., Keshtkar, A., Naddafi, K., & Yekaninejad, M. S. (2017) · PeerJ · doi:10.7717/peerj.3574 · Cited by 208

The economic impact of irritable bowel syndrome

Inadomi, J. M., Fennerty, M. B., & Bjorkman, D. (2003) · Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics · doi:10.1046/j.1365-2036.2003.t01-1-01736.x · Cited by 190

The 23-Valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine. Part I. Efficacy of PPV in the Elderly: A Comparison of Meta-Analyses

Melegaro, A., & Edmunds, W. J. (2004) · European Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1023/b:ejep.0000024701.94769.98 · Cited by 185

Quality of Cochrane reviews: Assessment of sample from 1998.

Olsen, O., Middleton, P., Ezzo, J., Gøtzsche, P. C., Hadhazy, V., Herxheimer, A., Kleijnen, J., & McIntosh, H. (2001) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.323.7317.829 · Cited by 159

Toward a comprehensive evidence map of overview of systematic review methods: paper 2—risk of bias assessment; synthesis, presentation and summary of the findings; and assessment of the certainty of the evidence

Lunny, C., Brennan, S. E., McDonald, S., & McKenzie, J. E. (2018) · Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1186/s13643-018-0784-8 · Cited by 139

Synthesising quantitative and qualitative research in evidence-based patient information

Goldsmith, M. R., Bankhead, C. R., & Austoker, J. (2007) · Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health · doi:10.1136/jech.2006.046110 · Cited by 142

Human albumin solution for resuscitation and volume expansion in critically ill patients

The Albumin Reviewers (Alderson P (2004) · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1002/14651858.cd001208.pub2 · Cited by 105

Effect of community-based intervention using depression screening on elderly suicide risk: A meta-analysis of the evidence from Japan

Oyama, H., Sakashita, T., Ono, Y., Goto, M., Fujita, M., & Koida, J. (2008) · Community Mental Health Journal · doi:10.1007/s10597-008-9132-0 · Cited by 90

A comparison of quality of abstracts of systematic reviews including meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in high-impact general medicine journals before and after the publication of PRISMA extension for abstracts: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Bigna, J. J. R., Um, L. N., & Nansseu, J. R. N. (2016) · Systematic Reviews · doi:10.1186/s13643-016-0356-8 · Cited by 51

Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for treatment of acute respiratory tract infections in adults: background, specific aims, and methods

Gonzales, R., Bartlett, J. G., Besser, R. E., Cooper, R. J., Hickner, J. M., Hoffman, J. R., & Sande, M. A. (2001) · Annals of Emergency Medicine · doi:10.1067/s0196-0644(01)70087-x · Cited by 45

CAT HPPR: a critical appraisal tool to assess the quality of systematic, rapid, and scoping reviews investigating interventions in health promotion and prevention

Heise, T. L., Seidler, A., Girbig, M., Freiberg, A., Alayli, A., Fischer, M., Haß, W., & Zeeb, H. (2022) · BMC Medical Research Methodology · doi:10.1186/s12874-022-01821-4 · Cited by 20