Take a course in how to do a systematic review/meta-analysis. Doing the systematic review right is the most important part. If your systematic review is poorly done, your meta-analysis cannot be good. The objective of a systematic review is to identify all studies answering a particular research question. Short of that, you want a random sample of all studies answering the question. This includes identifying unpublished studies, studies published in foreign languages, etc.
Take a course in how to do a systematic review/meta-analysis. Doing the systematic review right is the most important part. If your systematic review is poorly done, your meta-analysis cannot be good. The objective of a systematic review is to identify all studies answering a particular research question. Short of that, you want a random sample of all studies answering the question. This includes identifying unpublished studies, studies published in foreign languages, etc.
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Aun,
Sounds like you are new to the process. If that is the case, then you need a good, experienced 'team' around you - including a statistician. It is not a wise idea to conduct a meta-analysis on your own - even if you are an expert. Cross-checking of daya is required etc.
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