INTRODUCTION Background 3 a. Include sufficient scientific background (including relevant
references to previous work) to understand the motivation and context for the study, and …

Evidence-based decision making is a hallmark of effective veterinary clinical practice.
Scoping reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses all are methods intended to …

Title 1 Provide as accurate and concise a description of the content of the article as possible.
Abstract 2 Provide an accurate summary of the background, research objectives (including …

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Objective Complete, accurate reporting of systematic reviews facilitates assessment of how
well reviews have been conducted. The primary objective of this study was to examine …

Objective To record and categorize the outcome measures used in dogs with naturally
occurring osteoarthritis (OA) by systematically reviewing the peer reviewed publications on …

The aim of this systematic review is to describe and assess the quality of the existing
evidence base concerning factors that influence the compliance of cat and dog owners to …

Surrounding a shift toward evidence‐based medicine and widespread adoption of reporting
guidelines such as the C onsolidated S tandards of R eporting T rials (CONSORT) …

Well-designed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) provide the best evidence of the primary
research designs for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions. However, if RCTs are …

Background Wider adoption of reporting guidelines by veterinary journals could improve the
quality of published veterinary research. The aims of this study were to assess the …