Define the scope of the systematic review by formulating the research question using a framework such as PICO.
Identify key concepts of the research question.
Develop search terms, medical subject heading & keywords, for each concept. Work with librarian.
Search using wildcards & proximity operators.
Combining concepts& their subject heading & keyworkds using boolean operators.
Add limits.
Conduct preliminary search using pilot search strategy.
Adapt search strategy. Work with librarian.
Write and register a protocol.
Conduct final search using final search strategy.
Cochrane strongly encourage the inclusion of a study flow diagram as recommended by the PRISMA statement.
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