Methodological guidance for systematic reviews of observational epidemiological studies reporting prevalence and cumulative incidence data

• Published in: International journal of evidence-based healthcare Vol. 13; no. 3; p. 147
• Main Authors: Munn, Zachary, Moola, Sandeep, Lisy, Karolina, Riitano, Dagmara, Tufanaru, Catalin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Empirical Research; Epidemiology; Evidence-Based Medicine - organization & administration; Evidence-Based Medicine - standards; Guidelines as Topic - standards; Humans; Incidence; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Observational Studies as Topic; Population Surveillance; Prevalence; Research Design - standards; Review Literature as Topic

There currently does not exist guidance for authors aiming to undertake systematic reviews of observational epidemiological studies, such as those reporting prevalence and incidence information. These reviews are particularly useful to measure global disease burden and changes in disease over time....