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Potential competing interests: J.T., A.C.T., and D.M. are members of the Cochrane Collaboration. Parts of this article were published in the following textbook chapter: J.T., A.C.T., and D.M. Chapter 2.2 Knowledge synthesis. In: Stauss S, Tetroe J, Graham I, eds. Knowledge Translation in Health Care: Moving Evidence to Practice. NJ, Blackwell Publishing Ltd; 2009.
Funding: At the time of study conduct, A.C.T. was funded by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Award, a University of Ottawa Excellence Scholarship, and a CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research Rising Star Award. D.M. was funded by a University of Ottawa Research Chair. The funders had no role in any of the following activities: study design; collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; writing of the report; and decision to submit the report for publication.