Citing literature review APA

Question

I am mentioning briefly research topic that has reached a general consensus and cite a literature review paper. I wonder which of the two ways below provides in terms of the best readability. I dislike both options and suspect I am missing the optimal option.

blabla.... a group of study has found strong association....

1. See Smith and Pitt (1999) for overview.
2. See (Smith and Pitt, 1999) for overview.
3. See ???? for overview

I am following APA standard but not literary so style improvements are more important.

Answer 1

The first form is more common in APA style format.

See Smith and Pitt (1999) for overview.

Although I would be more picky in the use of 'see'. The word 'refer' would be used to point to a reference where a point is taken from or pointing to further readings. While 'see' is used to point to a reference that supports your claim (kindly refer this post).

Having said the above, both see and refer are used interchangeably in practice with the nuances not kept in mind.