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Systematic review&meta-analysis: pre-review
• Review registered in http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/
• Search not older than 6 months
• Question
• Overlap with published reviews
• Completeness of search
• Correct data-extraction
• Designs included?
• 95% bounderies presented
• Interpretation of results
Common issues
• Not original / duplication
• Outdated search
• Unpublished data
• Wrong data extraction
• Pooling RCTs with case-controls
• Use of RR when case-controls are included
• Use of p-values instead of 95% CIs
• Direction of effect switched
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