Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
An introduction to systematic reviews in animal health, animal welfare, and food safety.
- Journal:
- Animal health research reviews
- Year:
- 2014
- Authors:
- O'Connor, A M & Sargeant, J M
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine · United States
Plain-English summary
This paper talks about systematic reviews, which are a way to gather and analyze research on topics related to animal health, animal welfare, and food safety. It explains how these reviews can help answer important questions, like how effective certain treatments are, what causes specific diseases, how to evaluate diagnostic tests, and the overall impact of diseases. The authors also outline the steps involved in conducting a systematic review. Overall, this work aims to improve understanding and decision-making in these important areas.
Abstract
In this paper, we provide an introduction to systematic reviews and discuss the process for conducting systematic reviews in animal health, animal welfare, and food safety. The research synthesis need that can be addressed by a systematic review is discussed. The use of systematic reviews to address questions about intervention effects, etiology, diagnostic tests evaluation and disease burden are discussed. The steps included in a systematic review are described.
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