CHENG Qianji 1,2 , YANG Qiuyu 1,2 , TIAN Chen 1,2 , LU Yao 1,2 , LI Ying 1,2 , GE Long 1,2,3
  • 1. Evidence-Based Social Science Research Center, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Social Science and Health Management, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
  • 3. Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine and Knowledge Translation of Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
GE Long, Email: gelong2009@163.com
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Umbrella review is a research method that comprehensively analyzes the systematic reviews and meta-analysis of a research question. In recent years, the research methods of umbrella review have been widely used, but the quality of umbrella review is uneven. Therefore, this paper focuses on the production methods and existing challenges of umbrella review, in order to provide references for domestic researchers to make umbrella review.

Citation: CHENG Qianji, YANG Qiuyu, TIAN Chen, LU Yao, LI Ying, GE Long. The formulation methods and steps of umbrella review. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2023, 23(12): 1457-1464. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202307057 Copy

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