Quality of Cochrane reviews
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Quality of Cochrane reviews: assessment of sample from 1998.
OBJECTIVE To assess the quality of Cochrane reviews. DESIGN Ten methodologists affiliated with the Cochrane Collaboration independently examined, in a semistructured way, the quality of reviews first published in 1998. Each review was assessed by two people; if one of them noted any major problems, they agreed on a common assessment. Predominant types of problem were categorised. SETTING Cy...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.324.7336.545/a