Characteristics of meta-analyses and their component studies in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: a cross-sectional, descriptive analysis

Jonathan Davey; Rebecca M Turner; Mike J Clarke; Julian P T Higgins

doi:10.1186/1471-2288-11-160

Characteristics of meta-analyses and their component studies in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: a cross-sectional, descriptive analysis

Jonathan Davey, Rebecca M Turner, Mike J Clarke, Julian P T Higgins

Bristol Medical School (PHS)

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Abstract

Cochrane systematic reviews collate and summarise studies of the effects of healthcare interventions. The characteristics of these reviews and the meta-analyses and individual studies they contain provide insights into the nature of healthcare research and important context for the development of relevant statistical and other methods.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	160
Journal	BMC Medical Research Methodology
Volume	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-11-160
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Characteristics of meta-analyses and their component studies in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: a cross-sectional, descriptive analysis

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