Extending the PRISMA statement to equity-focused systematic reviews (PRISMA-E 2012): Explanation and elaboration

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Welch, Vivian ^a   Petticrew, Mark ^b   Petkovic, Jennifer ^c   Moher, David ^d   Waters, Elizabeth ^e   White, Howard ^f   Tugwell, Peter ^g  

^a BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c General Campus ^*  (Canada)

^d OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine   (India)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EQUITY; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GUIDELINE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SERVICES; LITERATURE REVIEW; META-ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL HEALTH STATUS ASSESSMENT; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISMA E 2012; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); HEALTH EQUITY; LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC);

CHECKLIST; HEALTH EQUITY; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84943627527     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-015-0219-2     Document Type: Article

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