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March 11, 2016British Journal of Sports MedicineOpen Access

Trusting systematic reviews and meta-analyses: all that glitters is not gold!

Adam Weir Safia Rabia Clare L. Ardern

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Systematic reviews provide Level 1 evidence. They are firmly part of modern medical practice. Ideally, systematic reviews provide readers with comprehensive evidence summaries and can highlight research deficiencies. Busy clinicians welcome bite sized

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a200f6bd47ed904550dbd49 https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2015-095896

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