A systematic review is summary and qualitative assessment of all publications on a specific issue with the selection based on pre defined criteria. A meta analysis attempts to provide an overall assessment of a specific cause effect relationship ,quantified, with a result for statistical variation and magnitude, based on selected studies meeting pre defined criteria.

A systematic review is a broader synthesis of evidence, while a meta-analysis is a specific statistical method used within some systematic reviews to combine results quantitatively.

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