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Occupational health systematic reviews: An overview
Eva Schonstein1, Jos H Verbeek
1The University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, Sydney, NSW 1825, Australia. e.schonstein@fhs.usyd.edu.au
Work (Reading, Mass.)
|May 25, 2006
Summary
Systematic reviews are powerful evidence for guiding practice. This analysis focuses on occupational health reviews within the Cochrane Database for Systematic Reviews.
Area of Science:
- Evidence-based practice
- Systematic reviews
- Occupational health
Background:
- Systematic reviews are recognized as a high-level evidence source.
- The Cochrane Occupational Health Field is a newly formed entity.
- The Cochrane Database for Systematic Reviews is a key resource.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe and analyze systematic reviews.
- To identify reviews with an occupational health focus.
- To examine reviews within the Cochrane Database for Systematic Reviews.
Main Methods:
- Literature search within the Cochrane Database for Systematic Reviews.
- Identification of reviews based on occupational health criteria.
- Descriptive analysis of selected systematic reviews.
Main Results:
- A subset of systematic reviews with an occupational health focus was identified.
- Analysis provides an overview of the current occupational health systematic review landscape.
- The findings highlight the available evidence for occupational health practice.
Conclusions:
- Systematic reviews are crucial for evidence-based occupational health.
- The Cochrane Occupational Health Field plays a role in curating this evidence.
- Further analysis can guide practice and research in occupational health.
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