Journal article
How are systematic reviews of prevalence conducted? A methodological study
Abstract
BackgroundThere is a notable lack of methodological and reporting guidance for systematic reviews of prevalence data. This information void has the potential to result in reviews that are inconsistent and inadequate to inform healthcare policy and decision making. The aim of this meta-epidemiological study is to describe the methodology of recently published prevalence systematic reviews.MethodsWe searched MEDLINE (via PubMed) from February …
Authors
Borges Migliavaca C; Stein C; Colpani V; Barker TH; Munn Z; Falavigna M
Journal
BMC Medical Research Methodology, Vol. 20, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2020
DOI
10.1186/s12874-020-00975-3
ISSN
1471-2288