1. Use the link for Pubmed on the MU Libraries website
2. Create and customize MyNCBI Account in Pubmed. (requires logging into MyNCBI account every time you search PubMed)
Review articles summarize the current state of the research on a particular topic. They are usually written by experts in the field.
Review articles normally include the following information about the topic:
A systematic review article sums up the best available research on a specific question by synthesizing the results of several studies.
Systematic reviews attempt to:
A "meta-analysis" uses statistical methods to examine the data derived from a systematic-review
Every meta-analysis should be based on an underlying systematic review, but not every systematic review leads to a meta-analysis.
Follow the directions above for finding systematic review articles. In step 3 select the option meta-anlaysis instead of systematic review.