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Michelle R Demetres1, Drew N Wright1, Diana Delgado1
1Samuel J. Wood Library & C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, USA.
Abstract:
Increasingly, a critical eye has been placed on the methodological quality of consensus statements. As expert systematic review (SR) methodologists, librarians are often called on to support consensus statement work. Using the Weill Cornell Medicine Samuel J. Wood Library's SR Service experience as a guide, the aim of this paper is to answer three main questions regarding librarians supporting consensus statement work: (1) What is a consensus statement? (2) What is consensus statement methodology and how does this compare to practice guidelines? (3) What are important and practical points to consider when supporting this kind of request?
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