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Ph.D. in Healthcare Genetics: Creating Search Strategies

PRISMA Guidelines and Flowchart

PRISMA is an evidence-based minimum set of items for reporting in systematic reviews and meta-analyses. PRISMA focuses on the reporting of reviews evaluating randomized trials, but can also be used as a basis for reporting systematic reviews of other types of research, particularly evaluations of interventions.

PubMed Search Tools

Search Strategy Documentation

HCG Search Video

Review Resources

Search Strategy Tips

Search Strategy Tips
Boolean Operators
Truncation
Phrase Searching

PICO

Unsure whether you should use a PICO question? Watch this video to learn more about PICO and how it can help you!