Glossary Term

PICO(S)

Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes, Study Design (PICO(S)) extends the PICO framework by adding study design as an explicit eligibility criterion for systematic review scope.

Illustration representing PICO(S)
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Related terms
PICO SLR SPIDER
Further reading
Methley et al. 2014: 3 Tools for SLRs Browse the HEOR resource database

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