Structured around 10 key steps to complete the systematic review process, the new edition of the bestseller is the perfect guide to using the technique in a research project. 

Written in a friendly, accessible style by an expert team of authors with years of experience in both conducting and supervising systematic reviews, this is the perfect guide to using systematic review methodology in a research project. It provides clear answers to all review-related questions, including:

• How do I formulate an appropriate review question?
• What’s the best way to manage my review?
• How do I develop my search strategy?
• How do I get started with data extraction?
• How do I assess the quality of a study?
• How can I analyse and synthesize my data?
• How should I write up the discussion and conclusion sections of my dissertation or thesis?

1. Carrying Out a Systematic Review as a Master′s Thesis - Rumona Dickson, M. Gemma Cherry and Angela Boland
2. Planning and Managing My Review - Gerlinde Pilkington and Juliet Hounsome
3. Defining My Review Question and Identifying Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria - M. Gemma Cherry and Rumona Dickson
4. Developing My Search Strategy - Yenal Dundar and Nigel Fleeman
5. Applying Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria - Yenal Dundar and Nigel Freeman
6. Data Extraction: Where Do I Begin? - Nigel Fleeman and Yenal Dundar
7. Quality Assessment: Where Do I Begin? - Janette Greenhalgh and Tamara Brown
8. Understanding and Synthesizing Numerical Data from Intervention Studies - Michaela Brown and Marty Richardson
9. Writing My Discussion and Conclusions - M. Gemma Cherry
10. Disseminating My Review - M. Gemma Cherry and Gerlinde Pilkington
11. Reviewing Qualitative Evidence - M. Gemma Cherry, Helen Smith, Elizabeth Perkins and Angela Boland
12. Reviewing Economic Evaluations - Angela Boland, Sophie Beale and M. Gemma Cherry
Epilogue - Angela Boland, M. Gemma Cherry and Rumona Dickson
Glossary - Angela Boland, M. Gemma Cherry and Rumona Dickson