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Conducting umbrella reviews

Lazaros Belbasis, Vanesa Bellou, John P. A. Ioannidis

BMJ Medicine · 2022 · 291 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

In this article, Lazaros Belbasis and colleagues explain the rationale for umbrella reviews and the key steps involved in conducting an umbrella review, using a working example.

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