
Chapter 6
Study Selection
6.1 Selection criteria .... . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . . 67
6.2 Selection process . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . 69
6.3 The relationship between papers and studies . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . . 71
6.4 Examples of selection criteria and process .. . . . . . ... . . . . . ... . . . . . 72
Examples of study selection for quantitative systematic reviews 72
Examples of study selection for qualitative systematic reviews . 74
Examples of study selection for mapping studies . . . . . .... . . . . ... 76
Once candidate papers ha