Method glossary

narrative review

Opinion or context piece, without a systematic search or a reproducible appraisal of the studies.

Source

Systematic review or scoping review? Guidance for authors when choosing between a systematic or scoping review approach
Munn Z, Peters MDJ, Stern C, Tufanaru C, McArthur A, Aromataris E. BMC Medical Research Methodology 2018;18:143
10.1186/s12874-018-0611-x
PMC6245623

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Discussion — traditional literature reviews, with Table 1

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