Service and Options
Northeastern University Library offers support for those planning to conduct a systematic review. There are varying levels of involvement depending on the type of review and the needs of the team.
Details can be found on this dedicated Library Guide covering the many aspects of evidence synthesis (ESS) options.
Sources for finding publications are explained under the databases section on the the ESS guide.
Use the Right Review Tool by Dr. Andrea Tricco to help you decide what type fits your interest.
- Right to ReviewThis tool is designed to provide guidance and supporting material to reviewers on methods for the conduct and reporting of knowledge synthesis.
Get guidance on writing a protocol.
- Writing a Protocolpage on Evidence Synthesis guide
View a series on using Rayyan to screen articles for systematic reviews and other evidence synthesis projects.
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Public Health Evidence Based Resources
A free resource to help you choose programs and policies to improve health and prevent disease in your community. Systematic reviews are used to answer these questions:
- Which program and policy interventions have been proven effective?
- Are there effective interventions that are right for my community?
- What might effective interventions cost; what is the likely return on investment?
- Guide to Community Preventive ServicesThe Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) is a collection of evidence-based findings of the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF). It is a resource to help you select interventions to improve health and prevent disease in your state, community, community organization, business, healthcare organization, or school.
- Health EvidenceMcMaster University site: Our Mission: To make evidence easily accessible while developing organizational and individual capacity for evidence-informed public health decision making.
- BibliomapBiblioMap, the EPPI-Centre database of health promotion research, contains over 14,100 records at present. The studies included in Bibliomap have been compiled over a number of years as a result of searching and coding research for inclusion in systematic reviews at the EPPI-Centre. All studies are coded for specific characteristics of health focus, population group and study type.
- Cochrane Public HealthCochrane Public Health is involved in the production of a wide range of publications related to Cochrane, review methodology and evidence generation.