Following PRISMA in a Systematic Review: Obligation or Authority?

Morteza Arab-Zozani, Soheil Hassanipour

Abstract


Dear Editor,
Properly reporting of systematic reviews can improve evidence‑based medicine, evidence‑based management, and evidence‑informed policymaking in the health care
system.Various checklists have been developed to improve the reporting of these studies.

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