Systematic Reviews: Planning, Writing, and Supporting

See Section 6.6

Provides practical guidance for undertaking evidence synthesis and documenting search strategies

Chapter 5: Standards for Reporting Systematic Reviews

Evaluates the process of practice guideline development and the quality of reporting

Encompasses various initiatives developed to alleviate the problems arising from inadequate reporting of RCTs

An international initiative that seeks to improve reliability and value of medical research literature by promoting transparent and accurate reporting of research studies

PRISMA is an evidence-based minimum set of items for reporting in systematic reviews and meta-analyses. PRISMA focuses on the reporting of reviews evaluating randomized trials, but can also be used as a basis for reporting systematic reviews of other types of research, particularly evaluations of interventions.

The objective of the STARD initiative is to improve the accuracy and completeness of reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy, to allow readers to assess the potential for bias in the study (internal validity) and to evaluate its generalisability (external validity).

An international, collaborative initiative of epidemiologists, methodologists, statisticians, researchers and journal editors involved in the conduct and dissemination of observational studies

Checklist from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention