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Systematic Reviews: A Comprehensive Overview Video Series
Deciding What Type of Literature Review to Perform
Learning objectives:
- Describe factors to consider when deciding which type of review to perfom
- Explain importance of appropriately labeling literature reviews and avoiding misclassifying a review as a systematic review
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This video series should be cited as:
Kusnoor SV, Williams AM, Koonce TY, Krump P, Harding L, Zhao J, Giuse NB. Systematic Reviews: A Comprehensive Overview Video Series. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Knowledge Management, 2023. Available from: https://spi-hub.app.vumc.org/sysrev/home.
