Conducting umbrella reviews

John P A Ioannidis; Vanesa Bellou; Lazaros Belbasis

doi:10.1136/bmjmed-2021-000071

BMJ Medicine (Dec 2022)

Conducting umbrella reviews

John P A Ioannidis,
Vanesa Bellou,
Lazaros Belbasis

Affiliations

John P A Ioannidis: Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
Vanesa Bellou: postdoctoral research fellow
Lazaros Belbasis: Meta-Research Innovation Center Berlin, QUEST Center, Berlin Institute of Health, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjmed-2021-000071
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 1

Abstract

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In this article, Lazaros Belbasis and colleagues explain the rationale for umbrella reviews and the key steps involved in conducting an umbrella review, using a working example.

Published in BMJ Medicine

ISSN: 2754-0413 (Online)
Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://bmjmedicine.bmj.com/

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