Journal article
Recent meta-analyses neglect previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses about the same topic: a systematic examination
Abstract
BackgroundAs the number of systematic reviews is growing rapidly, we systematically investigate whether meta-analyses published in leading medical journals present an outline of available evidence by referring to previous meta-analyses and systematic reviews.MethodsWe searched PubMed for recent meta-analyses of pharmacological treatments published in high impact factor journals. Previous systematic reviews and meta-analyses were identified with …
Authors
Helfer B; Prosser A; Samara MT; Geddes JR; Cipriani A; Davis JM; Mavridis D; Salanti G; Leucht S
Journal
BMC Medicine, Vol. 13, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2015
DOI
10.1186/s12916-015-0317-4
ISSN
1741-7015