- Framework of problems / Rigourous
- Errors in effect estimate calculations or data synthesis
- Methodological concerns about a systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal active smoking during pregnancy and low birth weight.
Ref ID | 665 |
First Author | B.K. Zheng |
Journal | NICOTINE AND TOBACCO RESEARCH |
Year Of Publishing | 2019 |
URL | https://academic.oup.com/ntr/article-abstract/21/6/850/4821020 |
Keywords |
Error Public health Low reporting quality |
Problem(s) |
Intervention not described / defined Errors in effect estimate calculations or data synthesis Poor execution of narrative synthesis |
Number of systematic reviews included | 1 |
Summary of Findings | Comment expressing concerns on the conduct of one systematic review including lack of specific definitions of active smoking in different included studies, poor execution of narrative synthesis regarding the number of cigarettes smoked and alleged errors in the quantitive synthesis (pooling of unadjusted, rather than adjusted odds ratios). |
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? |