A tool to assess the quality of a meta‐analysis

Julian P. T. Higgins, P. W. Lane, Betsy Anagnostelis, Judith Anzures‐Cabrera, Nigel Baker · Research Synthesis Methods · 2013

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It was found that existing tools did not place a strong emphasis on statistical and interpretational issues when performing an empirical study of the quality of published meta‐analyses.

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Published: 2013-12-01
Cited by: 71
References: 14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1092
PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26053948/
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Keywords

Meta-analysis, Computer science, Quality (philosophy), Interpretation (philosophy), Empirical research

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A tool to assess the quality of a meta‐analysis

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