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Nursing Systematic Reviews: Inclusion/Exclusion criteria

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Example Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria

List of available exclusion criteria in Covidence:

  • Adult population
  • Pediatric population
  • Wrong comparator
  • Wrong dose
  • Wrong indication
  • Wrong intervention
  • Wrong outcomes
  • Wrong patient population
  • Wrong route of administration
  • Wrong setting
  • Wrong study design

Consider also:

  • Sex of the patient
  • Pregnancy
  • Patient has pre-existing condition
  • Patient taking certain medications
  • Diagnosed condition vs. just having symptoms
  • Wrong country