4_DEAS_SM_help_text.txt

Once a final set of studies has been obtained, meta-data (descriptive information about the study and its methods) should be extracted and coding of studies (assigning categories of a particular variable to each study) should be performed. The presence of knowledge gaps and clusters should also be examined. Typically, full critical appraisal is not performed in a systematic map, since many diverse types of studies may be combined in a map.<br><br><em>Read more about DEAS stages in the CEE Guidelines at <a href="http://www.environmentalevidence.org" target="_blank">environmentalevidence.org</a></em>