Journal article
A guide to interpreting discordant systematic reviews.
Abstract
Systematic reviews are becoming prominent tools to guide health care decisions. As the number of published systematic reviews increases, it is common to find more than 1 systematic review addressing the same or a very similar therapeutic question. Despite the promise for systematic reviews to resolve conflicting results of primary studies, conflicts among reviews are now emerging. Such conflicts produce difficulties for decision-makers …
Authors
Jadad AR; Cook DJ; Browman GP
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 156, No. 10, pp. 1411–1416
Publication Date
May 15, 1997
ISSN
0820-3946