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Systematic Review Screening (PRISMA)

PRISMA flow for a systematic review.

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Exercise and depression systematic review2,140 records identified · 3 exclusion reasonsIdentificationScreeningEligibilityIncludedRecords identified from:n = 2,140Databases: 2,100 · Registers: 40Records removed before screeningn = 580Duplicates removed: 460Excluded by automation: 120Records screened (title / abstract)n = 1,560Records excluded by reviewern = 1,180Reports sought for retrievaln = 380Reports not retrievedn = 22Reports assessed for eligibilityn = 358Reports excluded:n = 248Wrong population: n = 90No control group: n = 110Not a trial: n = 48Studies included in reviewn = 110Every record is accounted for: all 4 stages of the flow balance.OKAll 10 stated counts are whole numbers of records.OKIdentification balances: 2,100 + 40 − 460 − 120 = 1,560 `title_screened`.OKScreening balances: 1,560 − 1,180 = 380 `abstracts_sought`.OKRetrieval balances: 380 − 22 = 358 `fulltext_assessed` (`other_sought` and `other_unavailable` are not stated and read as zero).OKEligibility balances: 358 − 248 = 110 `studies_included`.OKThe funnel descends: all 3 stage-to-stage comparisons hold — no count is larger than the one before it.OKAll 3 exclusion reasons are named and distinct, accounting for 248 reports.

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title "Exercise and depression systematic review"
db_records 2100
register_records 40
duplicates 460
excluded_auto 120
title_screened 1560
title_excluded 1180
abstracts_sought 380
abstracts_unavailable 22
fulltext_assessed 358
exclude_reason "Wrong population" 90
exclude_reason "No control group" 110
exclude_reason "Not a trial" 48
studies_included 110