A number of commissions, organized at the main congresses for the advancement of geographical research, produce various publications (including methodological handbooks) and sponsor international symposia.
Therefore, we propose criteria for the methodological approach of a handbook of sustainability.
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We referred to the Cochrane Handbook V.5.1.0 18 for methodological guidance.
To facilitate the review process, Cochrane has developed a Handbook devoted to methodological and other issues 7.
Likely explanations include the availability of a methodological guidance (ie, the Cochrane Handbook), and the use of standardised tables in Cochrane (ie, the Cochrane RoB tool).
The methodological criteria referred to the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, version 5.0.1 [ 24].
We conducted all aspects of this systematic review according to an a priori published protocol [ 22], and adhered to the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviewers' methodological guidelines.
Second, in accordance with recommendations in the Cochrane Handbook (Higgins and Green, 2011), the methodological quality of trials should be independently evaluated by two investigators.
In the absence of guidelines for pharmacogenetic studies, we also incorporated recommendations from the HuGENet (Human Genome Epidemiology Network) HuGE Review Handbook (13) and prior methodological papers (14).
