Methodological steps used by authors of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of clinical trials: a cross-sectional study

Methodological steps used by authors of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of clinical trials: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background The quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SR/MAs) depends on the extent of the methods used. We investigated the methodological steps used by authors of SR/MAs of clinical trials via an author survey. Methods We conducted an email-based cross-sectional study by contact...

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Main Authors: Hoang Thi Nam Giang, Ali Mahmoud Ahmed, Reem Yousry Fala, Mohamed Magdy Khattab, Mona Hassan Ahmed Othman, Sara Attia Mahmoud Abdelrahman, Le Phuong Thao, Ahmed Elsaid Abd Elsamie Gabl, Samar Ahmed Elrashedy, Peter N. Lee, Kenji Hirayama, Hosni Salem, Nguyen Tien Huy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Systematic review
Data extraction
Meta-analysis
Cross sectional study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-019-0780-2

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