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An evidence rating service provided valid correlates of the clinical importance of medical articles and journals

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to determine reliability and validity of McMaster PLUS measures of scientific merit and clinical importance of articles in medical journals. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Analytic survey of peer-reviewed medical journals was carried out. Articles were qualified for inclusion by meeting (1) scientific criteria and (2) a clinical importance rating threshold. Included articles were sent as e-mail alerts to …

Authors

Haynes RB; Budhram D; Cherian J; Iserman E; Iorio A; Lokker C

Journal

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 109, , pp. 80–89

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

5 2019

DOI

10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.01.010

ISSN

0895-4356