How important are comprehensive literature searches and the assessment of trial quality in systematic reviews? Empirical study

Matthias Egger; Peter Jüni; C. J. Bartlett; F Holenstein; Jonathan A C Sterne

doi:10.3310/hta7010

Abstract

T he NHS R&D Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme was set up in 1993 to ensure that high-quality research information on the costs, effectiveness and broader impact of health technologies is produced in

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MedicineHealth technologySystematic reviewQuality (philosophy)Quality assessmentMEDLINEQuality of evidenceManagement scienceHealth careMedical physicsRandomized controlled trialExternal quality assessmentEngineeringSurgeryPolitical sciencePathology

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Year: 2003
Type: article
Volume: 7
Issue: 1
Pages: 1-82
Citations: 1169
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                                    Matthias Egger, 
                                
                                    Peter Jüni, 
                                
                                    C. J. Bartlett
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2003). 
                            How important are comprehensive literature searches and the assessment of trial quality in systematic reviews? Empirical study. 
                            Health Technology Assessment
                            , 7
                            (1)
                            , 1-82.
                            https://doi.org/10.3310/hta7010
                        

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DOI: 10.3310/hta7010