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MeSH Heading: Systematic Review
Tree Number(s): V02.912.625.509; V03.500.009
Unique ID: D000078182
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000078182
Annotation: This heading is used as a Publication Type. Systematic reviews as a subject are indexed under the main heading SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS AS TOPIC
Scope Note: A review of primary literature in health and health policy that attempts to identify, appraise, and synthesize all the empirical evidence that meets specified eligibility criteria to answer a given research question. Its conduct uses explicit methods aimed at minimizing bias in order to produce more reliable findings regarding the effects of interventions for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation that can be used to inform decision making.
Entry Term(s): Review, Systematic; Systematic Literature Review; Umbrella Review
History Note: 2019
Date Introduced: 2019/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

Concept UI: M000642377
Scope Note: A review of primary literature in health and health policy that attempts to identify, appraise, and synthesize all the empirical evidence that meets specified eligibility criteria to answer a given research question. Its conduct uses explicit methods aimed at minimizing bias in order to produce more reliable findings regarding the effects of interventions for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation that can be used to inform decision making.
Terms: Systematic Review Preferred Term
Term UI T000942057
Date04/12/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2019); Review, Systematic
Term UI T000942143
Date04/13/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2019); Systematic Literature Review
Term UI T001146838
Date01/28/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2025)

Systematic Review MeSH Descriptor Data 2026