RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: Systematic reviews, in addition to summarizing the evidence, generally also discuss needs for future research. However, in contrast to the m

The identification of gaps from systematic reviews is essential to the practice of ''evidence-based research.'' Health care research should begin and end with a

BACKGROUND: Research gaps prevent systematic reviewers from making conclusions and, ultimately, limit our ability to make informed health care decisions. While

Healthcare decision makers in search of reliable information that compares health interventions increasingly turn to systematic reviews for the best summary of