PRISMA

Identification of studies via databases and websites

Records identified from sources (n=)

List the sources one by one and the number of articles you found in each.

Records removed before screening. Duplicate records removed (n=)

PRISMA

Identification

Provide the number of duplicate papers.

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews & Meta Analyses

Records excluded (n=)

Records screened (n=)

Reason 1 (n=)

Number of results minus duplicates

Reason 2 (n=)

Reason 3 (n=)

Records exluded as inclusion criteria not met (location, date, relevance...) JUST FROM THE TITLE

Records sought for retrieval (n=)

Number of full articles screened minus any excluded

Screening

Records not retrieved (n=)

Number of papers excluded due to no full text access

Records assessed for eligibility (n=)

Number of full text papers. This is the number that you will critique

Records excluded (n=)

Reason 1 (n=)

Reason 2 (n=)

Reason 3 (n=)

Records included in review (n=)

Number of results exluded due to not fully meeting the inclusion criteria (e.g. too old) AFTER READING THEM

Included

Number of papers you have included in your study