Improving the quality of reports of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials: the QUOROM statement. Quality of Reporting of Meta-analyses.
Background: The Quality of Reporting of Meta-analyses (QUOROM) conference was convened to address standards for improving the quality of reporting of meta-analyses of clinical randomised controlled trials (RCTs).Methods: The QUOROM group consisted of 30 clinical epidemiologists, clinicians, statisti...
| Publicado en: | Lancet Vol. 354; no. 9193; pp. 1896 - 1901 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Formato: | algorithm research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Lancet
11/27/1999
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