- Framework of problems / Comprehensive
- Language restriction
- Systematic reviews with language restrictions and no author contact have lower overall credibility: a methodology study
Ref ID | 632 |
First Author | Z. Wang |
Journal | CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
Year Of Publishing | 2015 |
URL | https://www.dovepress.com/front_end/cr_data/cache/pdf/download_1618846282_607da24ae60b2/CLEP-78879-systematic-reviews-with-language-restrictions-and-no-author-_033115.pdf |
Keywords |
Author Missing data Language Endocrinology |
Problem(s) |
Language restriction |
Number of systematic reviews included | 69 |
Summary of Findings | Fewer than half of 69 included systematic reviews reported contacting study authors or searched non–English literature. Systematic reviews that did not conduct these two steps had lower AMSTAR quality scores |
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | Not Applicable |
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? | No |