- 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 |
• Language • Missing data • Author • 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? | N/A |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? | No |