Publication Name	World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID	16278
Country	China

Received	2015-01-08 09:26
Peer-Review Started	2015-01-08 20:40
To Make the First Decision	2015-02-07 14:46
Return for Revision	2015-02-12 11:10
Revised	2015-02-24 21:29
Second Decision	2015-05-15 17:40
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2015-05-15 18:02
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2015-05-27 15:09
Articles in Press	2015-05-27 15:23
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2015-05-28 13:21
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-06-08 17:30
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-06-30 17:14

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Category	Health Care Sciences & Services
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Systematic reviews and meta-analyses: Why are they clinically significant?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Xing-Shun Qi, Zhi-Ping Yang, Ming Bai and Yong-Ji Wang
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dr. Xing-Shun Qi, Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area, 83 WenHua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang 110840, Liaoning Province, China. xingshunqi@126.com
Key Words	Systematic reviews; Meta-analyses; China; Publication; Science citation index
Core Tip	Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are very important for clinicians and investigators because they can provide the highest level of evidence for clinical decisions, propose unresolved issues and future directions, avoid harm to the human body and prevent a waste of resources.
Publish Date	2015-06-30 17:14
Citation	Qi XS, Yang ZP, Bai M, Wang YJ. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses: Why are they clinically significant? World J Meta-Anal 2015; 3(3): 139-141
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v3/i3/139.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v3.i3.139

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