Background Systematic reviews may be compromised by selective inclusion and reporting
of outcomes and analyses. Selective inclusion occurs when there are multiple effect …

Background Overviews of systematic reviews (SRs) attempt to systematically retrieve and
summarise the results of multiple systematic reviews. This is the second of two papers from a …

Background The methodological quality and completeness of reporting of the systematic
reviews (SRs) is fundamental to optimal implementation of evidence-based health care and …

Background Estimates of the burden of maternal morbidity are patchy. Objective To conduct
a systematic review of systematic reviews of maternal conditions to:(1) make available the …

Objective To quantify bias related to specific methodological characteristics in child-relevant
randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Design Meta-epidemiological study. Data Sources We …

BACKGROUND: There was a clear grow, in the last 2 decades, of up to 6 fold in scientific
articles that are directly relevant to physical therapy practice. However, along with this fast …

Although there has been a rapid rise in the publication of meta-analyses of genetic
association studies, little is known about their methodological quality. The authors reviewed …

Background In contemporary medical research, randomised controlled trials are seen as the
gold standard for establishing treatment effects where it is ethical and practical to conduct …

OBJECTIVE: Safe, effective (quality) medicines use remains problematic worldwide, yet
consumers' medicines use research is not well organised. This creates difficulties for …

Contextualização: Nas últimas duas décadas, ocorreu um nítido crescimento, de até seis
vezes, do número de artigos científicos que são diretamente relevantes para a prática da …