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

Volume: 19, Issue: 1
Published: Jul 26, 2019
Abstract
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.We conducted an email-based cross-sectional study by contacting corresponding authors of SR/MAs that were published in 2015 and 2016 and retrieved through the PubMed database. The 27-item questionnaire was developed to study the...
Paper Details
Title
Methodological steps used by authors of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of clinical trials: a cross-sectional study
Published Date
Jul 26, 2019
Volume
19
Issue
1
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