Cochrane and non-Cochrane systematic reviews in leading orthodontic journals: a quality paradigm?
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Cochrane and non-Cochrane systematic reviews in leading orthodontic journals: a quality paradigm?
The aims of this study were to assess and compare the methodological quality of Cochrane and non-Cochrane systematic reviews (SRs) published in leading orthodontic journals and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) using AMSTAR and to compare the prevalence of meta-analysis in both review types. A literature search was undertaken to identify SRs that consisted of hand-searching fiv...
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عنوان ژورنال: The European Journal of Orthodontics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0141-5387,1460-2210
DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cjs016