Reporting of systematic reviews of micronutrients and health: a critical appraisal

Ref ID 648
First Author M. Chung
Journal AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
Year Of Publishing 2009
URL https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2667458/pdf/ajcn8941099.pdf
Keywords Nutrition
Risk of bias
Problem(s) No quality assessment undertaken or reported
Number of systematic reviews included 141
Summary of Findings Several items commonly were not reported or considered in the SRs. Only 58 SRs (41%) used quality scales or checklists to assess the methodologic quality of the primary studies included.
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? No
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? Yes