PRISMA 2009 Flow Diagram

Records identified through

database searching
(n = )

Additional records identified

through other sources
(n = )

Identifcation

Records after duplicates removed

(n = )

Screening
Records screened
(n = )

Records excluded
(n = )

Full-text articles
assessed for
eligibility
(n = )

Full-text articles
excluded, with
reasons
(n = )

Eligibility

Studies included in
qualitative synthesis
(n = )

Studies included in
quantitative
synthesis (metaanalysis)
(n = )

Included

From: Moher D, Liberati A, Tetzlaff J, Altman DG, The PRISMA Group (2009). Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and MetaAnalyses: The PRISMA Statement. PLoS Med 6(6): e1000097. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed1000097

For more information, visit www.prisma-statement.org.