Systematic review and evidence integration for literature-based environmental health science assessments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Systematic-review methodologies provide objectivity and transparency to the process of collecting and synthesizing scientific evidence in reaching conclusions on specific research questions. There is increasing interest in applying these procedures to address environmental health questions.

Objectives

The goal was to develop a systematic-review framework to address environmental health questions by extending approaches developed for clinical medicine to handle the breadth of data relevant to environmental health sciences (e.g., human, animal, and mechanistic studies).

Methods

The Office of Health Assessment and Translation (OHAT) adapted guidance from authorities on systematic-review and sought advice during development of the OHAT Approach through consulta

SUBMITTER: Rooney AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4080517 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature