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. 1994 Sep 17;309(6956):719–721. doi: 10.1136/bmj.309.6956.719

Systematic reviews. Some examples.

P Knipschild 1
PMCID: PMC2540847  PMID: 7950526

Abstract

Reviewing the literature is a scientific inquiry that needs a clear design to preclude bias. It is a real enterprise if one aims at completeness of the literature on a certain subject. Going through refereed English language journals is not enough. On line databases are helpful, but mainly as a starting point. This article gives examples of systematic reviews on vitamin C and the common cold, pyridoxine against the premenstrual syndrome, homeopathy, and physiotherapy.

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