| Ref ID | 185 |
| First Author | B. J. Lewis |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE |
| Year Of Publishing | 2006 |
| URL | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16738365/ |
| Keywords |
• Author • Allegiance • Outcomes • Complementary & Alternative |
| Problem(s) |
• Failure to define clinically meaningful outcomes • Non-financial conflicts of interest of review authors |
| Article Type | Editorial |
| Article Subtype | Comment/letter |
| First Author Country | United Kingdom |
| Aim | A letter to the editor highlighting perceived limitations of a systematic overview of systematic reviews of spinal manipulation published in 2006. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | The authors highlight that the outcomes used in the systematic overview of systematic reviews of spinal manipulation published in 2006, are not directly clinically relevant to the condition being treated and that the author of the overview is also the author of many included systematic reviews, which may lead to author bias. The authors question the validity of an overview conducted on systematic reviews of one's own design. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 1 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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