Epidemiology and Reporting Characteristics of Systematic Reviews of Biomedical Research: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

An increasing number of SRs are being published, and many are poorly conducted and reported. Strategies are needed to help reduce this avoidable waste in research.

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MedicineMEDLINESystematic reviewEpidemiologyCross-sectional studySample size determinationMeta-analysisFamily medicinePathologyStatistics

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Year: 2016
Type: article
Volume: 13
Issue: 5
Pages: e1002028-e1002028
Citations: 762
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                                    Matthew J. Page, 
                                
                                    Larissa Shamseer, 
                                
                                    Douglas G. Altman
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2016). 
                            Epidemiology and Reporting Characteristics of Systematic Reviews of Biomedical Research: A Cross-Sectional Study. 
                            PLoS Medicine
                            , 13
                            (5)
                            , e1002028-e1002028.
                            https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002028
                        

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002028