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Open Access 01-12-2021 | Editorial

How to properly use the PRISMA Statement

Authors: Rafael Sarkis-Onofre, Ferrán Catalá-López, Edoardo Aromataris, Craig Lockwood

Published in: Systematic Reviews | Issue 1/2021

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It has been more than a decade since the original publication of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Statement [1], and it has become one of the most cited reporting guidelines in biomedical literature [2, 3]. Since its publication, multiple extensions of the PRISMA Statement have been published concomitant with the advancement of knowledge synthesis methods [4‐7]. The PRISMA2020 statement, an updated version has recently been published [8], and other extensions are currently in development [9]. …

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Title: How to properly use the PRISMA Statement
Authors: Rafael Sarkis-Onofre
Ferrán Catalá-López
Edoardo Aromataris
Craig Lockwood
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Systematic Reviews / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 2046-4053
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01671-z

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