- Framework of problems / Comprehensive
- Language restriction
- Searching practices and inclusion of unpublished studies in systematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy
| Ref ID | 693 |
| First Author | D.A. Korevaar |
| Journal | RESEARCH SYNTHESIS METHODS |
| Year Of Publishing | 2020 |
| URL | https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1389 |
| Keywords |
• Diagnostic • Language • Grey literature |
| Problem(s) |
• Grey literature excluded • Language restriction |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 200 |
| Summary of Findings | 56% of non-Cochrane reviews and 6% on non-Cochrane reviews imposed language restrictions on searches.1.9% of studies included in non-Cochrane reviews were unpublished, and 2.3% of studies in Cochrane reviews. |
| 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 |