Does systematic review use primary data?

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Systematic reviews can be conducted on all types of primary research. Many are reviews of randomised trials (addressing questions of effectiveness), cross-sectional studies (addressing questions about prevalence or diagnostic accuracy, for example) or cohort studies (addressing questions about prognosis).

Is a systematic review primary data?

A systematic review is an overview of primary studies which contains an explicit statement of objectives, materials, and methods, and has been conducted according to explicit and reproducible methodology.

What type of data is a systematic review?

Systematic reviews are a type of evidence synthesis which formulate research questions that are broad or narrow in scope, and identify and synthesize data that directly relate to the systematic review question.

Do systematic reviews only include primary research?

Answer: A systematic review is an analysis of all primary literature that exists on a specific topic. Primary literature includes only original research articles. Narrative reviews, systematic reviews, or meta-analyses are based on original research articles, and hence are considered as secondary sources.

Is systematic review a secondary data analysis?

Systematic Reviews are a kind of secondary research.

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