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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