Structure of summaries

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The structure of the summaries of articles of systematic reviews and meta-analysis is:

• Background
• Objectives
• Source of Information
• Selection of Studies
• Data Retrieval and Analysis
• Results
• Conclusions
• Aspects that might interfere with the validity or applicability of the results

The structure of summaries for articles on other types of studies is:

• Background
• Objectives
• Design
• Setting
• Subjects
• Intervention
• Relevant Variables
• Results
• Conclusions
• Aspects that might interfere with the validity or applicability of the results
• Remarks

Quality Control Mechanisms:

• Comparison of the summaries performed by the different reviewers when more than one reviewer was involved in assessing an article.
• The Editorial Committee systematically reviews the summaries to be published in this Website.