The Mass Production of Redundant, Misleading, and Conflicted Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses.

Volume: 94, Issue: 3, Pages: 485 - 514
Published: Sep 1, 2016
Abstract
Policy Points: Currently, there is massive production of unnecessary, misleading, and conflicted systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Instead of promoting evidence-based medicine and health care, these instruments often serve mostly as easily produced publishable units or marketing tools. Suboptimal systematic reviews and meta-analyses can be harmful given the major prestige and influence these types of studies have acquired. The...
Paper Details
Title
The Mass Production of Redundant, Misleading, and Conflicted Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses.
Published Date
Sep 1, 2016
Volume
94
Issue
3
Pages
485 - 514
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