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Get a PRISMA flow diagram from the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) website.
The PRISMA flow diagram provides a visual image of the flow of information through the production of a systematic review.
Authors are strongly encouraged to use the PRISMA “Elaboration and Explanation” document with the PRISMA flow diagram and checklist.
What is PRISMA?
PRISMA is a reporting guideline that has been endorsed by over 175 journal editors, the Council of Science Editors, the National Evidence-based healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA), and the Cochrane Collaboration among others.
- a 27 item checklist
- a chart of a visual overview of the flow of information through a systematic review and
- an Elaboration and Explanation document
Contact an informationist with questions or for help with a systematic review.