- Framework of problems / Comprehensive
- Poor consideration of publication bias
- The methodological quality of systematic reviews of animal studies in dentistry
| Ref ID | 631 |
| First Author | C. M. Faggion Jr |
| Journal | THE VETERINARY JOURNAL |
| Year Of Publishing | 2012 |
| URL | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21924652/ |
| Keywords |
• Dentistry • Animal studies • Risk of bias • Low methodological quality • Publication bias • Grey literature |
| Problem(s) |
• Following guidelines is no guarantee of a rigorous systematic review • Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality • Grey literature excluded • Poor execution of narrative synthesis • Poor consideration of publication bias • No quality assessment undertaken or reported |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 54 |
| Summary of Findings | Only two included reviews were regarded as high quality. |
| Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | N/A |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? | Yes |