Journal article
Causal language use in systematic reviews of observational studies is often inconsistent with intent: a systematic survey
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We systematically evaluated causal language use in systematic reviews of observational studies and explored the relation between language use and the intent of the investigation.
STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We searched EMBASE, MEDLINE, and Epistemonikos. We randomly selected 199 reviews published in 2019, stratified in a 1:1 ratio by use and nonuse of the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach to …
Authors
Han MA; Leung G; Storman D; Xiao Y; Srivastava A; Talukdar JR; El Dib R; Morassut RE; Zeraatkar D; Johnston BC
Journal
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 148, , pp. 65–73
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2022
DOI
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.04.023
ISSN
0895-4356