| Ref ID | 577 |
| First Author | R. Yip |
| Journal | EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION |
| Year Of Publishing | 2014 |
| URL | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23715405/ |
| Keywords |
• Error • Oncology • Diagnostic |
| Problem(s) |
• Errors in study inclusion or omission of relevant studies • Errors in effect estimate calculations or data synthesis • Data extraction errors and double counting |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Case study |
| First Author Country | United States |
| Aim | To highlight multiple examples of errors in an influential systematic review of computed tomography for lung cancer screening |
| Level of Investigation | Analytical |
| Summary of Findings | 151 errors were identified in total: 13 errors in selection of studies, 124 in misrepresentation of published reports, and 14 errors in calculation and rounding. |
| 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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