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"A synthesis or systematic review is a comprehensive summary of all the research evidence related to a focused clinical question." (DiCenso et al., 2009)
Definition
A research study design that draws conclusions by analyzing all the single studies conducted on a topic
The most common are: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (like SR but uses statistics to draw conclusions from research).
Characteristics
Longer in length (10-15 pages, average)
Includes many references
Methodology will discuss the search strategy used - which databases, what keywords, limiters...
