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<Articles><Article><Journal><PublisherName></PublisherName><JournalTitle>International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)</JournalTitle><Issn>2008-7802</Issn><Volume>11</Volume><Issue>6</Issue><PubDate PubStatus="epublish"><Year>2020</Year><Month>07</Month><Day>05</Day></PubDate></Journal><title locale="en_US">Following PRISMA in a Systematic Review: Obligation or Authority?</title><FirstPage>2278</FirstPage><LastPage>2278</LastPage><Language>EN</Language><AuthorList><Author><affiliation locale="en_US">Social Determinant of Health Research Center, Birjand university of Medical Sciences, Birjand</affiliation></Author><Author><affiliation locale="en_US">Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht</affiliation></Author></AuthorList><History><PubDate PubStatus="received"><Year>2020</Year><Month>07</Month><Day>05</Day></PubDate></History><abstract locale="en_US">&lt;span class="fontstyle0"&gt;Dear Editor,&lt;br /&gt;Properly reporting of systematic reviews can improve evidence‑based medicine, evidence‑based management, and evidence‑informed policymaking in the health care&lt;br /&gt;system.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="fontstyle0"&gt;Various checklists have been developed to improve the reporting of these studies.&lt;/span&gt;</abstract><web_url>http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/2278</web_url><pdf_url>http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/2278/717718113</pdf_url></Article></Articles>
