The idea of systematically searching, selecting and analyzing the relevant literature
on a specific topic in order to provide the best available evidence on a treatment
intervention, diagnostic test, prognostic factor or other healthcare topic originated
in the early 1980’s, when the term “critical appraisal” was used by Dr. David Sackett
to assess the extracted evidence from systematically examined medical literature [
[1]
]. Later on, by 1990 the term “Evidence-based Medicine” was coined by Professor Gordon
Guyatt to signal a fundamental transformation of the approach to healthcare education
and practice, highlighting the value of using the best available evidence for the
optimal care of patients [
]. Interestingly, the term meta-analysis, predated the aforementioned terms, as it
was initially introduced by Gene Glass back in 1976 [
[3]
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