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SMLE Question #16997
Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Objective: OBJ-367
Last updated: February 2026
A 32-year-old public health researcher evaluates the association between high sodium intake and incident hypertension. She performs a comprehensive literature search, selects relevant randomized controlled trials and cohort studies using predefined criteria, and statistically pools effect estimates to produce an overall summary measure. What type of study is she conducting?
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