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PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation by Andrea C. Tricco; Erin Lillie; Wasifa Zarin; Kelly K. O'Brien; Heather Colquhoun; Danielle Levac; David Moher; Micah D.J. Peters; Tanya Horsley; Laura Weeks; Susanne Hempel; Elie A. Akl; Christine Chang; Jessie McGowan; Lesley Stewart; Lisa Hartling; Adrian Aldcroft; Michael G. Wilson; Chantelle Garritty; Simon Lewin; Christina M. Godfrey; Marilyn T. Macdonald; Etienne V. Langlois; Karla Soares-Weiser; Jo Moriarty; Tammy Clifford; Özge Tunçalp; Sharon E. Straus is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
Scoping reviews, a type of knowledge synthesis, follow a systematic approach to map evidence on a topic and identify main concepts, theories, sources, and knowledge gaps. Although more scoping reviews are being done, their methodological and reporting quality need improvement. This document presents the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) checklist and explanation. The checklist was developed by a 24-member expert panel and 2 research leads following published guidance from the EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) Network. The final checklist contains 20 es-
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- Author
- Andrea C. Tricco; Erin Lillie; Wasifa Zarin; Kelly K. O'Brien; Heather Colquhoun; Danielle Levac; David Moher; Micah D.J. Peters; Tanya Horsley; Laura Weeks; Susanne Hempel; Elie A. Akl; Christine Chang; Jessie McGowan; Lesley Stewart; Lisa Hartling; Adrian Aldcroft; Michael G. Wilson; Chantelle Garritty; Simon Lewin; Christina M. Godfrey; Marilyn T. Macdonald; Etienne V. Langlois; Karla Soares-Weiser; Jo Moriarty; Tammy Clifford; Özge Tunçalp; Sharon E. Straus
- Publisher
- American College of Physicians
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)