Prisma flowchart. The PRISMA flow diagram for the scoping review detailing the number of records identified, screened, assessed for eligibility, and included in the review Full size image Table 1 summarizes the sample size, scanning technique, and study focus, including limitations, in separate colum...
Moreover, when the new medical schools were announced in England, a driving force behind the expansion was not only to address national recruitment, but provide clinical placements in specialties to regions where the shortage of doctors is the most acute. A key aspiration is that the new medical...
The PRISMA flow diagram for articles’ selection Full size image 4. Analysis and charting the data The process of extracting data from a scoping review is called charting the results. This process provides the reader a logical and concise summary of findings that is consistent with the objective...
PRISMA flow chart of study selection Full size image Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the studies included in the meta-analysis Full size table Primary outcomes HLA per mismatch and overall graft failure Eleven studies (289,987 adult recipients) reported data on HLA mismatching and overall graft...
A systematic scoping review with an evidence gap map was conducted using the PRISMA 2020 [26] and PRISMA extension for Scoping Reviews [27] guidelines. Protocol and Registration The protocol for this systematic scoping review was published in the Open Science platform (OSF) on March 2023 with th...
We adhered to PRISMA guidelines as closely as possible and consulted with other literature [31, 32] (protocol registered on PROSPERO [33]), while any derogations and potential biases are reported in the discussion section. Literature and information search We searched Medline (Pubmed), EMBASE, ...
We conducted a thematic analysis using an inductive approach. We adopted an intermediate approach to assessing the quality of the studies, recommended for reviews combining quantitative with qualitative studies [19]. We used the PRISMA checklist for scoping review (PRISMA-ScR). ...
HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China has rapidly increased in recent years. It is suggested that MSM could be a potential bridge of HIV transmission to the general female population. We investigated the bisexual behaviour of MSM
The informal curriculum of family medicine – what does it entail and how is it taught to residents? A systematic reviewInformal/hidden curriculumFamily medicineGeneral practicePost-graduate educationPRISMA flow chart; article selection process for question 1...
PRISMA flow chart of searches Full size image We next reviewed abstracts, methods, and results sections. Four hundred seventy-one manuscripts were excluded because of the exclusion criteria displayed in Table3(for more details, see Valdebenito et al. (2018)). As observed, the vast majority of...