Which are methods for searching and integrating the literature related to a specific clinical issue? (Select all that apply.)
a. Meta-analysis
b. Systematic review
c. Cochrane collaboration
d. Integrative review
ANS: B, D
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Correct Systematic and integrative reviews are not designs per se but rather methods for searching and integrating the literature related to a specific clinical issue.
Incorrect A meta-analysis is a systematic summary using statistical techniques to assess and combine studies of the same design to obtain a precise estimate of effect (impact of an intervention on the dependent variable/outcomes or association between variables).
The Cochrane Collaboration is an international organization that prepares and maintains a body of systematic reviews that focus on health care interventions.
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