Introduction to systematic reviews

By:

"Gough, David; Oliver, Sandy; Thomas, James"

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Los Angeles; Sage; 2012Description: 288pISBN:

9781849201810

Subject(s):

Research

DDC classification:

300.723 GOU

Summary: This timely, engaging book provides an overview of the nature, logic, diversity and process of undertaking systematic reviews as part of evidence informed decision making. A focused, accessible and technically up-to-date book, it covers the full breadth of approaches to reviews from statistical meta analysis to meta ethnography. It is ideal for anyone undertaking their own systematic review - providing all the necessary conceptual and technical background needed to make a good start on the process. The content is divided into five clear sections: • Approaches to reviewing • Getting started • Gathering and describing research • Appraising and synthesising data • Making use of reviews/models of research use. Easy to read and logically structured, this book is essential reading for anyone doing systematic reviews. David Gough is Professor of Evidence Informed Policy and Practice and Director of SSRU and its EPPI-Centre and Co-Editor of the journal Evidence & Policy. Sandy Oliver is Professor of Public Policy and Deputy Director of SSRU and its EPPI-Centre. James Thomas is Reader in Social Policy, Assistant Director of SSRU and Associate Direcctor of the EPPI-Centre.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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This timely, engaging book provides an overview of the nature, logic, diversity and process of undertaking systematic reviews as part of evidence informed decision making.

A focused, accessible and technically up-to-date book, it covers the full breadth of approaches to reviews from statistical meta analysis to meta ethnography. It is ideal for anyone undertaking their own systematic review - providing all the necessary conceptual and technical background needed to make a good start on the process.

The content is divided into five clear sections:

• Approaches to reviewing

• Getting started

• Gathering and describing research

• Appraising and synthesising data

• Making use of reviews/models of research use.

Easy to read and logically structured, this book is essential reading for anyone doing systematic reviews.

David Gough is Professor of Evidence Informed Policy and Practice and Director of SSRU and its EPPI-Centre and Co-Editor of the journal Evidence & Policy.

Sandy Oliver is Professor of Public Policy and Deputy Director of SSRU and its EPPI-Centre.

James Thomas is Reader in Social Policy, Assistant Director of SSRU and Associate Direcctor of the EPPI-Centre.

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