Perpetuates citation of poor quality primary study data

Articles that support this problem:

False-positive findings in Cochrane meta-analyses with and without application of trial sequential analysis: an empirical review

2016 : Bmj open

Systematic Reviews of Anesthesiologic Interventions Reported as Statistically Significant: Problems with Power, Precision, and Type 1 Error Protection

2015 : Anesthesia & analgesia

Some problems with Cochrane reviews of diet and chronic disease

2005 : European journal of clinical nutrition

(Meta) analyze this: systematic reviews might lose credibility

2012 : Nature medicine

The knowledge system underpinning healthcare is not fit for purpose and must change

2015 : Bmj: british medical journal

The impact of study size on meta-analyses: examination of underpowered studies in Cochrane reviews

2013 : Plos one

The role of authors of systematic reviews in exposing research misconduct

2011 : Bahrain medical bulletin

A case study of a retracted systematic review on interactive health communication applications: impact on media, scientists, and patients

2005 : Journal of medical internet research

What should the Cochrane Collaboration do about research that is, or might be, fraudulent?

2013 : Cochrane database of systematic reviews

How do authors of systematic reviews deal with research malpractice and misconduct in original studies? A cross-sectional analysis of systematic reviews and survey of their authors

2016 : Bmj open

Susceptibility to fraud in systematic reviews: lessons from the Reuben case

2009 : Anesthesiology

Divine intervention? A Cochrane review on intercessory prayer gone beyond science and reason

2009 : Journal of negative results in biomedicine

Predatory publishing dilutes and distorts evidence in systematic reviews

2020 : Journal of clinical epidemiology

Accounting for single center effects in systematic reviews cannot be overlooked

2017 : Critical care

Apparently conclusive meta-analyses may be inconclusive--Trial sequential analysis adjustment of random error risk due to repetitive testing of accumulating data in apparently conclusive neonatal meta-analyses

2009 : International journal of epidemiology

The need to consider the wider agenda in systematic reviews and meta-analyses: breadth, timing, and depth of the evidence

2010 : Bmj

The need for caution in interpreting high quality systematic reviews

2001 : Bmj

A Cochrane review on brain [18F]FDG PET in dementia: limitations and future perspectives

2015 : European journal of nuclear medicine & molecular imaging

Publication bias in meta-analyses from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

2015 : Statistics in medicine

Methodological issues and recommendations for systematic reviews of prognostic studies: an example from cardiovascular disease

2014 : Systematic reviews

Comment on: Treatment outcome with orthodontic aligners and fixed appliances: a systematic review with meta-analyses

2020 : European journal of orthodontics

Retracted randomized controlled trials were cited and not corrected in systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines

2022 : Journal of clinical epidemiology

Herbal medicine for COVID-19: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis

2022 : Phytomedicine

Caution should be exercised when assessing ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19 in systematic reviews

2022 : Reviews in medical virology