SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF ENDOMETRIOSIS
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Date
2020-12-30
Authors
Sarria-Santamera, Antonio
Orazumbekova, Binur
Terzic, Milan
Issanov, Alpamys
Chaowen, Chen
AsĂșnsolo-del-Barco, Angel
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Healthcare
Abstract
There is still much controversy regarding the epidemiology of endometriosis. The objective
of this work is to conduct a systematic review, and if possible, proceed with a meta-analysis of studies that have analyzed the incidence and prevalence of this condition among women in the general population. The inclusion criteria were papers published after 1997 that had reported data of the incidence or prevalence of endometriosis. The PubMed search engine was used to identify papers meeting the inclusion criteria from 1997 to 2019, with an additional manual search for the identification of potentially eligible studies. The search was limited to papers published in English. The risk of bias was assessed according to the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist....
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endometriosis, epidemiology, statistics, numerical data
Citation
Sarria-Santamera, A.; Orazumbekova, B.; Terzic, M.; Issanov, A.; Chaowen, C.; AsĂșnsolo-del-Barco, A. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Incidence and Prevalence of Endometriosis. Healthcare 2021, 9, 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/ healthcare9010029