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Causal language use in systematic reviews of observational studies is often inconsistent with intent: a systematic survey

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: We systematically evaluated causal language use in systematic reviews of observational studies and explored the relation between language use and the intent of the investigation. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We searched EMBASE, MEDLINE, and Epistemonikos. We randomly selected 199 reviews published in 2019, stratified in a 1:1 ratio by use and nonuse of the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach to …

Authors

Han MA; Leung G; Storman D; Xiao Y; Srivastava A; Talukdar JR; El Dib R; Morassut RE; Zeraatkar D; Johnston BC

Journal

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 148, , pp. 65–73

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

August 2022

DOI

10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.04.023

ISSN

0895-4356