SCIENTIFIC CONSULTING AND LITERATURE ASSESSMENT SERVICES
SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE ASSESSMENTS CAN TAKE A WIDE RANGE OF FORMS
- Single article commentaries
- Systematic reviews
- Meta-analyses of a body of literature
Biofortis offers a variety of literature assessment consulting services, all led by experienced PhD scientists with expertise in nutrition science, including:
RESEARCH COMMENTARY
Provides a review of a single article or a predefined set of articles and/or summarizes a current scientific position (e.g., regulatory report).
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EVIDENCE MAPPING
Uses a systematic process for literature searching with a priori inclusion/exclusion criteria to map the current evidence on a topic. This can serve as the first step in a systematic review or meta-analysis.
REVIEW OF REVIEWS
Summarizes the "state of the science" from the current review literature (excluding primary published scientific literature).
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS
Integrates the science on a topic from a qualitative or quantitative perspective. Literature is characterized using a dual systematic process per quality standards, and an expanded PICO chart is developed with inclusion of individual outcome data per study.