Using the Methodology of Systematic Review of Reviews for Evidence-Based Medicine

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Edris Hasanpoor
Jamal Hallajzadeh
Yibeltal Siraneh
Ebrahim Hasanzadeh
Elaheh Haghgoshayie

Abstract

Evidence-based medicine miracle has embraced all the sciences (1-5). This movement improved medical practice using the criticalthinking (1, 6-9). In the meantime, systematic reviews are one of thebest available evidence by apprising preliminary studies. Systematicreviews and meta-analyses have become increasingly important inhealth care. In addition, these studies are increasing globally indifferent healthcare settings (10-13). It is estimated that around 22new systematic reviews are published every day. The evidencesuggest that almost 50 systematic reviews are published every day(14). The purpose of this study was to introduce the type, necessities,and applications of reviews of systematic reviews for evidence-basedmedicine.

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Review
Author Biographies

Edris Hasanpoor, Maragheh, Iran

DepartmentofHealthcareManagement, Research Center forEvidence-Based Health Management,Maragheh University of MedicalSciences

Jamal Hallajzadeh, University of Medical Sciences,Maragheh, Iran

Department of Clinical Biochemistry,
Research Center for Evidence-Based
Health
Management, Maragheh

Yibeltal Siraneh, Jimma University

Department of Health Economics,
Management and Policy, Faculty of
Public Health, Institute of Health,
 Jimma, Ethiopia

Ebrahim Hasanzadeh, Tehran, Iran

StudentResearchCommittee,Department of HealthServicesManagement, Iran University ofMedical Sciences,

Elaheh Haghgoshayie, Maragheh, Iran

DepartmentofHealthcareManagement, Research Center forEvidence-Based Health Management,Maragheh University of MedicalSciences