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PRISMA

PRISMA stands for Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. It is an evidence-based minimum set of items for reporting in systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

The PRISMA statement consists of a 27-item checklist and a 4-phase flow diagram. 

  Cochrane strongly encourage that review authors include a study flow diagram as recommended by the PRISMA statement.