Common issues of systematic reviews in the sports and exercise medicine field

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Eastern Health Emergency Medicine Program, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Tuggeranong Chiropractic Centre, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
⁵ Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO, Amsterdam UMC Locatie VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁶ Deakin University, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
⁷ Department of Applied Health Sciences, Hochschule für Gesundheit Bochum, Bochum, Germany.

Editorial

Aamir Raoof Memon et al. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2024.

. 2024 Jan 19;10(1):e001784.

doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001784. eCollection 2024.

¹ Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
² Eastern Health Emergency Medicine Program, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
³ Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Tuggeranong Chiropractic Centre, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
⁵ Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO, Amsterdam UMC Locatie VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁶ Deakin University, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
⁷ Department of Applied Health Sciences, Hochschule für Gesundheit Bochum, Bochum, Germany.

No abstract available

Keywords: Exercise; Medicine; Method; Review; Sports.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: All authors, except NLM, are on the editorial board of BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine.

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