Journal article
Does a "Level I Evidence" rating imply high quality of reporting in orthopaedic randomised controlled trials?
Abstract
BackgroundThe Levels of Evidence Rating System is widely believed to categorize studies by quality, with Level I studies representing the highest quality evidence. We aimed to determine the reporting quality of Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) published in the most frequently cited general orthopaedic journals.MethodsTwo assessors identified orthopaedic journals that reported a level of evidence rating in their abstracts from January 2003 to …
Authors
Poolman RW; Struijs PA; Krips R; Sierevelt IN; Lutz KH; Bhandari M
Journal
BMC Medical Research Methodology, Vol. 6, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2006
DOI
10.1186/1471-2288-6-44
ISSN
1471-2288