Explicitly state your research question, determine which databases you will search, and determine your inclusion/exclusion criteria for studies that you find. Here is some information on writing a protocol for your systematic review study. You might want to search PROSPERO, a database of protocols, to make sure that no one else is currently working on a review on the same topic. You can also submit your protocol to PROSPERO.
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Post menopausal women | |||
Hormone replacement therapy | |||
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Cardiovascular disease |
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Post-menopausal women | |||
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Cardiovascular disease |
Concept | Keywords | ||
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Post-menopausal women |
"post menopause" |
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Hormone replacement therapy | "hormone therapy" "hormone replacement therapy" estrogen oestrogen progesterone |
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Cardiovascular disease |
cardiovascular |
Concept | Keywords | MeSH headings | |
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Post-menopausal women |
"post menopause" |
"Postmenopause"[Mesh] | |
Hormone replacement therapy | "hormone therapy" "hormone replacement therapy" estrogen oestrogen progesterone |
"Hormone Replacement Therapy"[Mesh] | |
Cardiovascular disease |
cardiovascular |
"Cardiovascular Diseases"[Mesh] |
Concept | Keywords | MeSH headings | Search strategy |
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Post-menopausal women |
"post menopause" |
"Postmenopause"[Mesh] | "post menopause"[Text Word] OR "post menopausal"[Text Word] OR postmenopaus*[Text Word] OR "Postmenopause"[Mesh] |
Hormone replacement therapy | "hormone therapy" "hormone replacement therapy" estrogen oestrogen progesterone |
"Hormone Replacement Therapy"[Mesh] | "hormone therapy"[Text Word] OR "hormone replacement therapy"[Text Word] OR estrogen[Text Word] OR oestrogen[Text Word] OR progesterone[Text Word] OR "Hormone Replacement Therapy"[Mesh] |
Cardiovascular disease |
cardiovascular |
"Cardiovascular Diseases"[Mesh] | cardiovascular[Text Word] OR atherosclerosis[Text Word] OR hypertension[Text Word] OR "heart failure"[Text Word] OR arrythmia[Text Word] OR stroke[Text Word] OR "myocardial infarction"[Text Word] OR "heart attack"[Text Word] OR "Cardiovascular Diseases"[Mesh] |
Here are some techniques you can use to improve your search results