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MeSH Heading: Systematic Reviews as Topic
Tree Number(s): L01.462.500.682.759.575
Unique ID: D000078202
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000078202
Annotation: do not confuse with the Publication Type SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Scope Note: Works about a review of primary literature in health and health policy that attempt to identify, appraise, and synthesize all the empirical evidence that meets specified eligibility criteria to answer a given research question. It's conducted using 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): Reviews Systematic as Topic; Systematic Literature Reviews as Topic; Systematic Review as Topic; Umbrella Reviews as Topic
NLM Classification #: W 20.5
Public MeSH Note: 2019
History Note: 2019
Date Introduced: 2019/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

Concept UI: M000642403
Scope Note: Works about a review of primary literature in health and health policy that attempt to identify, appraise, and synthesize all the empirical evidence that meets specified eligibility criteria to answer a given research question. It's conducted using 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 Reviews as Topic Preferred Term
Term UI T000942112
Date04/13/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2019); Reviews Systematic as Topic
Term UI T000942142
Date04/13/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2019); Systematic Literature Reviews as Topic
Term UI T001146840
Date01/28/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2025); Systematic Review as Topic
Term UI T000949610
Date12/13/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020)

Systematic Reviews as Topic MeSH Descriptor Data 2026