Journal article
Evaluating the role of quality assessment of primary studies in systematic reviews of cancer practice guidelines
Abstract
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of study quality assessment of primary studies in cancer practice guidelines.MethodsReliable and valid study quality assessment scales were sought and applied to published reports of trials included in systematic reviews of cancer guidelines. Sensitivity analyses were performed to evaluate the relationship between quality scores and pooled odds ratios (OR) for mortality and need for …
Authors
Brouwers MC; Johnston ME; Charette ML; Hanna SE; Jadad AR; Browman GP
Journal
BMC Medical Research Methodology, Vol. 5, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1186/1471-2288-5-8
ISSN
1471-2288