| Ref ID | 371 |
| First Author | L. Puljak |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0895435619302227 |
| Keywords |
• Error • Single reviewer • Abstract / summary • General medical |
| Problem(s) |
• Data extraction errors and double counting • Single reviewer / lack of double checking |
| Article Type | Editorial |
| Article Subtype | Discussion piece |
| First Author Country | Croatia |
| Aim | To discuss examples of internal reporting discrepancies that can be found in a single source and examples from some published systematic reviews. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | The authors highlight possible types of internal reporting discrepancies which include: Abstract-text discrepancies (Discrepancies between the abstract and the full-text of a manuscript); Within-the-full-text discrepancies (Discrepancies in different parts of the body of a manuscript); Text-figure discrepancies (Discrepancies between a figure and the full-text of a manuscript); Text-table discrepancies (Discrepancies between a table and the full text of a manuscript); Multiple discrepancies (Discrepancies in multiple sections of the same manuscript). The authors provide a series of recommendations to help mitigate discrepancies including use of two systematic review authors conducting data extraction independently. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 2 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 6 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
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| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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