Epidemiology and Reporting Characteristics of Systematic Reviews

Abstract

SRs are now produced in large numbers, and our data suggest that the quality of their reporting is inconsistent. This situation might be improved if more widely agreed upon evidence-based reporting guidelines were endorsed and adhered to by authors and journals. These results substantiate the view that readers should not accept SRs uncritically.

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EpidemiologyMedicineMEDLINESystematic reviewFamily medicineReporting biasPublication biasMeta-analysisPathology

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Year: 2007
Type: article
Volume: 4
Issue: 3
Pages: e78-e78
Citations: 874
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                                    David Moher, 
                                
                                    Jennifer Tetzlaff, 
                                
                                    Andrea C. Tricco
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2007). 
                            Epidemiology and Reporting Characteristics of Systematic Reviews. 
                            PLoS Medicine
                            , 4
                            (3)
                            , e78-e78.
                            https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040078
                        

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040078