ROBIS: A new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed
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ROBIS: A new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed
OBJECTIVE To develop ROBIS, a new tool for assessing the risk of bias in systematic reviews (rather than in primary studies). STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING We used four-stage approach to develop ROBIS: define the scope, review the evidence base, hold a face-to-face meeting, and refine the tool through piloting. RESULTS ROBIS is currently aimed at four broad categories of reviews mainly within he...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0895-4356
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.06.005