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Underserved or high-risk populations

Identifying methodological guidance used for systematic reviews, clinical practice guidelines, and health technology assessment for rare diseases: a scoping review protocol.

This scoping review will identify methodological guidance relevant to systematic reviews (SRs), clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), and health technology assessments (HTAs) for rare diseases, and examine methodological challenges associated with their development. Rare diseases affect approximately 400 million people worldwide.

This scoping review will identify methodological guidance relevant to systematic reviews (SRs), clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), and health technology assessments (HTAs) for rare diseases, and examine methodological challenges associated with their development. Rare diseases affect approximately 400 million people worldwide.

What the study was

Study design
Meta-Analysis/Systematic Review (inferred)
Category
Treatment Innovation
Maturity
Potentially Practice-Changing
Journal
JBI Evid Synth

Why it surfaced

Matched watchlist topic 'Rare diseases with high unmet need'. Study design: Meta-Analysis/Systematic Review (inferred). Score: 8/10 (N:1, R:3, D:2, P:2).

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