Overinterpretation of Research Findings: Evidence of “Spin” in Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies
Abstract
BACKGROUND We wished to assess the frequency of overinterpretation in systematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy studies. METHODS MEDLINE was searched through PubMed from December 2015 to January 2016. Systematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy studies in English were included if they reported one or more metaanalyses of accuracy estimates. We built and piloted a list of 10 items that represent actual overinterpretation in the abstract and/or...
Paper Details
Title
Overinterpretation of Research Findings: Evidence of “Spin” in Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies
Published Date
Aug 1, 2017
Journal
Volume
63
Issue
8
Pages
1353 - 1362
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